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The High Voltage Testing Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper handling of equipment
- Lack of personal protective equipment (PPE)
- 2. Equipment Inspection
- Electric shock
- Incorrect use of testing tools
- 3. Work Area Assessment
- Trip hazards
- Inadequate workspace
- 4. Voltage Test Preparation
- Electrical burns
- Long period of exposure to high voltage
- 5. Performing Voltage Test
- Miscommunication
- Faulty test equipment
- 6. Equipment Shutdown
- Unexpected energisation
- Bad isolation practices
- 7. Data Analysis
- Incorrect reading/interpretation
- Data loss on power outage
- 8. Report Writing
- Ergonomic hazards i.e posture while typing
- Eye strain from screen
- 9. Equipment Clean up and Maintenance
- Harsh cleaning chemicals
- Defective maintenance tools
- 10. Final safety and quality check
- Inaccurate result
- Missing defects due to lack of attention
- 11. Documentation & Record Keeping
- Data mismanagement
- Missing records due to human error
- 12. Training for New Staff
- Lack of understanding
- Accidents due to inexperience
- 13. Emergency Response Drills
- Physical injury during drills
- Lack of seriousness from staff
- 14. QA/QC Checks
- Missed faults
- Incorrect reporting of faults
- 15. Communication with Management
- Miscommunication leading to wrong decisions
- Delay in communication
- 16. Staff Health and Wellbeing Checks
- Mental stress leading to accidents
- Physical health issues causing limited ability to work
- 17. Updating Safety Procedures
- Incorrect updates leading to hazards
- Not updating on time leading to outdated procedures in use
- 18. Safety Audits
- Incomplete audits leading to undetected hazards
- Not auditing on time
- 19. Stakeholder Communications
- Late reporting to stakeholders
- Incorrect information reported
- 20. Worksite Clean-up
- Slippery surface
- Trips over equipment left out
- Sharp objects lying around