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The Manual Handling Of Heavy Carcasses Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Exposure to biological hazards
- Slippage due to wet floor
- 2. Lifting carcass
- Strains and sprains
- Cuts and abrasions
- 3. Carcass transportation
- Dropped load
- Collisions with other workers/equipment
- 4. Unloading of the carcass
- Risk of falling
- Work at height hazards
- 5. Inspection of carcadess
- Chemical exposure
- Biological contamination
- 6. Tools maintenance
- Hand injuries
- Eye injuries from sparks or debris
- 7. Dressing carcass
- Cuts from sharp equipment
- Musculoskeletal disorders through repetitive movements
- 8. Cleaning work area
- Slippery floors
- Handling cleaning chemicals
- 9. Disposing waste products
- Exposure to biological hazards
- Risk of cuts
- 10. Machine setup for next use
- Crush injuries
- Electrical hazards
- 11. Dealing with accidents or injuries
- Infection risk
- Severity of injury increased if unattended
- 12. Maintain hygiene
- Cross contamination
- Viral infection
- 13. Handling of tools
- Eye injuries from flying particles
- Hand injuries from incorrect handling
- 14. Destination management
- Crushing hazards
- Tripping on obstacles
- 15. Supervising operations
- Failure in supervision
- Accidental incident due to lack of monitoring