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The Hyperbaric Chamber Operation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper training
- Equipment defect
- 2. Pre-entry procedures
- Reduced oxygen levels
- Uncontrolled decompression
- 3. Entry into the chamber
- Tripping and falling
- Claustrophobia
- 4. Inspection of chamber's interior
- Electrical faults
- Pressurisation issues
- 5. Pre-treatment checks
- Incorrect patient positioning
- Using faulty monitoring equipment
- 6. Adjustment of pressure
- Unintentional rapid decompression
- Malfunctioning controls
- 7. Monitoring of patients
- Failure in communication system
- Inadequate lighting
- 8. Post-treatment checks
- Equipment malfunction
- Untrained staff
- 9. Decompression phase
- Decompression sickness
- Oxygen toxicity effects
- 10. Exit from the chamber
- Tripping and falling
- Difficulty in opening exit door
- 11. Patient assessment
- Failure to recognise post-treatment complications
- Patient distress due to enclosed environment
- 12. Post-operational checks
- Overlooking equipment defects
- Lack of procedural knowledge
- 13. Documentation
- Failure to record treatment data accurately
- Misplacing patient records
- 14. Cleaning and maintenance
- Potential exposure to harmful substances
- Improper handling of equipment
- 15. Emergency procedures
- Ineffective emergency plan
- Lack of regular practice drills
- 16. Staff debriefing
- Inadequate feedback
- Miscommunication
- 17. Waste management
- Improper disposal of hazardous waste
- staff exposure to contaminated materials
- 18. Storage
- Unsafe storage of hyperbaric equipment
- Inadequate security measures
- 19. Training & competency assessment
- Insufficient training
- Unqualified workers performing tasks
- 20. Safety audits & inspections
- Overlooking safety deficiencies
- Lack of regular safety audits