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The Manual Sorting Of Rubbish Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Poor hygiene
- incorrect manual handling
- 2. Safety Equipment Check
- Improper use of equipment
- faulty equipment
- 3. Task Briefing
- Miscommunication
- lack of understanding of task
- 4. Sorting Procedure Initiation
- Contact with harmful materials
- cuts from sharp objects
- 5. Material Identification and Separation
- Risks associated with different types of waste: chemical
- hazardous
- non-hazardous
- 6. Manual Transportation
- Manual handling injury
- trip hazard
- 7. Equipment Operation
- Machinery injury
- improper usage of equipment
- 8. Material Disposal
- Improper disposal of waste causing harm to environment
- self or others
- 9. Cleaning and Maintenance
- Chemical exposure during cleaning
- incorrect maintenance procedures
- 10. Waste Container Arrangement
- Incorrect arrangement leading to instability and falls of containers
- 11. Break-Down Materials
- Inhalation of dust or particles
- eye injuries from debris
- 12. Hazardous Material Handling
- Hazards due to lack of training or incorrect procedure
- 13. Decontamination and Clean-Up
- Exposure to harmful substances
- incorrect decontamination procedure
- 14. Record Keeping and Reporting
- Miscommunication
- inaccurate record keeping
- 15. Finishing Tasks
- Failure to correctly finish and review task potentially leaving hazards for others
- 16. Emergency Procedures
- Failure to properly execute emergency procedures
- panic during emergency
- 17. Shift Changeover
- Miscommunication
- incomplete task handovers leading to hazards with oncoming shift
- 18. Waste Transportation
- Manual handling injury
- spill of hazardous materials
- 19. End of Day Procedures
- Failure to properly execute end of day procedures
- leaving work area unclean or unsafe for next shift
- 20. Periodic Inspection
- Risks due to lack of regular inspection
- unchecked faults in equipment or processes