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The Handling Chemicals And Toxins Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate training
- Improper personal protective equipment (PPE)
- 2. Chemical Delivery
- Chemical spillage
- Traffic accidents
- 3. Chemical Storage
- Fire
- Chemical leaks
- Improper labelling
- 4. Mixing Chemicals
- Chemical reactions
- Exposure to toxic gases
- 5. Transfer of Chemicals
- Chemical spillage
- Improper lifting techniques
- 6. Use of Chemicals
- Direct chemical exposure
- Equipment malfunction
- 7. Disposing of Chemicals
- Environmental harm
- Inappropriate disposal containers
- 8. Emergency Response
- Insufficient training
- Lack of safety equipment
- 9. Chemical Handling Training
- Unqualified training
- Insufficient frequency
- 10. Maintenance of Chemical Handling Equipment
- Inadequate maintenance procedures
- Equipment failure
- 11. Inspection and Monitoring
- Incomplete inspections
- Untimely monitoring
- 12. Hazard Communication
- Lack of hazard understanding
- Poor communication
- 13. Chemical Inventory Control
- Incorrect stocktaking
- Failure in order
- 14. Safety Audits
- Non-compliance with standards
- Insufficient frequency
- 15. Contingency Management
- No emergency plans
- Inadequate responses to emergencies
- 16. Post-Exposure Management
- Lack of medical facility access
- Lack of post-exposure procedures
- 17. Safety Data Sheets (SDS) Management
- Outdated SDS
- Unavailable SDS
- 18. Welbeing Checks
- Missed checks
- Noncompliance with health monitoring
- 19. PPE Inspection and Maintenance
- Inadequate inspections
- PPE Failure
- 20. Decommissioning and Remediation
- Insufficient decommissioning procedures
- Inadequate remediation efforts