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The Hazardous Material Removal Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unsafe handling of hazardous materials
- inadequate PPE
- slips
- trips and falls
- 2. Identify Hazardous Material
- Incorrect identification of hazardous materials
- inadequate training
- 3. Safety Equipment Check
- Faulty safety equipment
- inadequate safety checks
- 4. Remove Hazardous Material
- Improper technique
- inadequate PPE
- exposure to hazardous material
- 5. Secure/Seal Hazardous Materials
- Insufficient sealing
- improper handling
- 6. Decontaminate Area
- Incomplete decontamination
- inadequate PPE
- 7. Inspect Work Area
- Overlooked hazards
- insufficient lighting
- 8. Dispose of Hazardous Material
- Inadequate disposal methods
- incorrect handling
- 9. Review Procedures
- Inadequate review procedures
- missed hazards
- 10. Training for personnel
- Inadequate training
- unskilled workers
- 11. Regular Maintenance Checks
- Missed maintenance checks
- faulty equipment
- 12. Emergency Response Plan
- Inadequate emergency response plans
- untrained staff
- 13. Monitor Work Environment
- Insufficient monitoring
- overlooked hazards
- 14. Record and Report Incidents
- Unreported incidents
- lack of record keeping
- 15. Auditing and Reviewing
- Inadequate audits
- insufficient reviews
- 16. Invalidate Safety Measures
- Outdated safety measures
- inadequate safety procedures
- 17. Regularly Update of Safety Plan
- Outdated safety plan
- inadequate safety planning
- 18. Daily Health Monitoring
- Unreported health issues
- overlooked health hazards
- 19. Providing Safety instructions
- Inadequate safety instructions
- untrained workers
- 20. Conclude the work
- Leaving hazardous materials or waste on site