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The Handle Cash Transactions Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slip
- trip or fall hazards
- Exposure to violence or theft
- 2. Bring Cash from the Safe
- Heavy lifting
- Harm from robbery attempts
- 3. Counting Cash
- Mistakes and human error
- Cuts from broken coins
- 4. Recording Transaction Details
- Poorly maintained equipment
- Information security breaches
- 5. Receiving Cash from Customer
- Fake currency
- Hand injuries
- 6. Verifying Validity of Cash
- Handling counterfeit money
- Mistakes and human error
- 7. Completing the Transaction
- Inaccuracies in calculations
- Slips and fall due to rushing
- 8. Delivering Change to Customer
- Mishandling of cash
- Exposure to biological hazards (diseases)
- 9. Receipt Generation
- Machine malfunction
- fire hazard due to electrical faults
- 10. Endorsement of Receipt
- Carbon copy toxicity
- Wrong confirmation of payment
- 11. Storing Cash in Register
- Theft
- Accidental closure of the cash drawer on fingers
- 12. Finalising Transaction Report
- Incorrect data entry
- poor lighting causing eye-strain
- 13. Clean up Work Area
- Slip
- trip or fall hazards
- exposure to cleaning chemicals
- 14. Return Remaining Cash to Safe
- Heavy lifting
- Harm from robbery attempts
- 15. Secure Work Area
- Electrical faults causing fires
- poor security increasing risk of theft
- 16. Documenting Cash Handling Process
- Poor document management
- Non-compliance with legislative requirement
- 17. Review and Update Cash Handling Procedure
- Non-compliance to legislation
- outdated document
- 18. Training Staff on Cash Handling
- Inadequate training leading to errors
- injury due to improper handling techniques
- 19. Regular Audit of Cash Operations
- Failure to detect fraud or errors
- non-adherence to compliance requirements
- 20. Maintenance of Cash Handling Equipment
- Electrical hazards
- injuries from broken parts