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The Maintain Radio Or Phone Contact For Emergencies Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping over equipment
- Electrical hazards from radio or phone
- 2. Squelch Setting
- Volume too high causing hearing damage
- Incorrect setting leading to missing emergency calls
- 3. Frequency Setting
- Exposure to strong electromagnetic fields
- Incorrect frequency selection
- 4. Checking Battery
- Battery leakage
- Electric shock
- 5. Testing Reception
- Electromagnetic radiation
- Distraction leading to trips and falls
- 6. Performing functional test
- Risks of electrocution
- Repetitive strain injuries
- 7. Emergency call test
- Miscommunication
- Panic attacks due to fake emergencies
- 8. Cleaning Equipment
- Chemical exposure from cleaning agents
- Skin irritations
- 9. Equipment Storage
- Musculoskeletal injuries from improper lifting techniques
- Tripping hazards
- 10. Equipment Maintenance
- Risk of electric shock during repair
- Burns from soldering iron
- 11. Regular Checks
- Mental stress
- Fatigue from long hours
- 12. Training on usage
- Incorrect procedure follow up
- Psychological stress for new employee
- 13. Review of Procedure
- Overlooking important details
- Mental fatigue
- 14. Updating Emergency Contacts
- Entering wrong information
- Misplacement of contact list document
- 15. Restocking Equipment
- Injury due to heavy lifting
- Dust inhalation in storage room
- 16. Documentation
- Paper cuts
- Eye strain from computer work
- 17. Reporting Hazards
- Risk of ongoing hazards not being addressed
- Stress from perceived lack of response
- 18. Debriefing staff
- Miscommunication leading to incorrect procedure follow up
- Negligence of safety measures
- 19. Hardware Upgrades
- Risk of electric shock during installation
- Incorrect hardware setup causing system crash
- 20. Software Updates
- Risk of program errors
- System downtime leading to non-availability of emergency contact