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The Grounding Operations Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unexpected startup of equipment
- Poor ergonomics
- Insufficient personal protective equipment
- 2. Grounding Equipment Selection
- Improper tool/equipment for the task
- Electrical failure
- 3. Pre-work Inspection
- Hazardous substances exposure
- Noise hazard
- 4. Clear Work Area
- Risk of falling objects
- Inadequate lighting
- 5. Setup and Position Equipment
- Manual handling injuries
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 6. Connect Grounding Cable
- Electric shock
- Burns from hot surfaces or sparks
- 7. Perform Grounding Work
- General health hazards due to over-exertion
- Contact with hazardous substances
- 8. Monitoring Grounding Process
- Uncontrolled release of energy
- Fires
- 9. Testing Grounding Procedures
- Inadequate training or competence
- Defective testing tools
- 10. Cable and Equipment Maintenance
- Sharp edges/corners on tools or equipment
- Contact with harmful substance
- 11. Repositioning Equipment
- Unsafe handling practices
- Struck by moving object
- 12. Completion of Grounding Work
- Prolonged exposure to high noise levels
- Manual handling injuries
- 13. Document Work Done
- Ergonomic hazards due to poor setup of workstation
- Fatigue
- 14. Remove Grounding Cable
- Electrical shock potential
- Burns from residual heat
- 15. Store Grounding Equipment
- Entrapment
- Manual handling injuries
- 16. Clean Work Area
- Slips
- trips and falls potential
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- 17. Reporting and Review
- Ergonomic hazards due to poor setup of workstation
- Fatigue
- 18. Scheduled Maintenance
- Electric shock
- Unsafe tools/equipment
- 19. Emergency Preparedness
- Uncontrolled release of energy
- Fires
- 20. Wrap Up and Site Clearing
- Struck by moving object
- Slips
- trips and falls