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The Hot Water Pressure Washing Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate training
- Incorrect equipment selection
- 2. Pre-Operational Inspection
- Equipment defect
- Unauthorised machine operation
- 3. Work Area Set-Up
- Slips and falls
- Struck by moving object
- 4. Hose Connection
- High pressure fluid injection injury
- Incorrect connection
- 5. System Start-up
- Noise
- vibration
- Equipment malfunction
- 6. Pressure Washing Operation
- Splashes
- Surface damage
- Slips and falls
- 7. Changing Nozzles
- High pressure fluid injection injury
- Incorrect nozzle attachment
- 8. Application of Cleaning Chemicals
- Chemical burn
- Inhalation hazards
- 9. Breakdown Procedures
- Burn injuries from hot parts
- High-pressure release
- 10. Clean-up Processes
- Slips and fall
- unsafe disposal
- 11. Dealing with Machine Failures
- Burn injuries
- Strikes from unexpected machine start
- 12. Completion and Returning Equipment
- Incorrect method of equipment storage
- Equipment theft
- 13. Daily Maintenance
- Unplanned maintenance
- Unsafe maintenance processes
- 14. Store Machine and Accessories
- Unsafe storage practice
- incorrect accessories stored together
- 15. Emergency Procedures
- Poor emergency response
- Inadequacy of first aid measures
- 16. Equipment Handover
- Poor handover communication
- Unauthorized equipment operation
- 17. Post Operation Cleaning
- Exposure to hazardous cleaning agent
- Inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE)
- 18. Equipment Shut Down
- Incorrect shutdown procedure
- High-pressure release
- 19. Hazardous Waste Disposal
- Unsafe disposal practices
- exposure to hazardous waste
- 20. Record Keeping and Reporting
- Inadequate record keeping
- Miscommunication of safety measures