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The Material Handler Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Poor lighting
- Trips and falls
- 2. Inspect Equipment
- Faulty equipment
- Unguarded machinery parts
- 3. Load Material
- Heavy lifting
- Prolonged physical exertion
- 4. Transport Material
- Moving vehicles
- Uneven surface
- 5. Unload Material
- Dropping material
- Heavy lifting
- 6. Re-check Equipment
- Unguarded machinery parts
- Faulty equipment
- 7. Cleanup
- Chemical exposure
- Slips and falls due to liquid spill
- 8. Equipment Maintenance
- Electrocution
- Crush injuries
- 9. Equipment storage
- Manual handling injuries
- Struck by moving object
- 10. Record Keeping
- Disorganised records
- Lost information
- 11. Safety meetings
- Miscommunication
- Negligence of safety measures
- 12. Emergency response practice
- Panic and confusion
- Inefficient response
- 13. Regular Training
- Inadequate knowledge
- Non-compliance
- 14. Safety gear check
- Damaged gear
- Improper use of safety gear
- 15. Health surveillance
- Undetected workers' health deterioration
- Lack of action for worker complaints
- 16. Waste disposal procedures
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Incorrect disposal method
- 17. Incident reporting
- Delayed or no incident report
- Incomplete information
- 18. Hazard Material Handling
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Improper handling techniques
- 19. Fire safety procedures
- Poor evacuation procedure
- Lack of fire extinguisher knowledge
- 20. Closure and Review
- Incomplete paperwork
- Missing necessary steps