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The Office Administrative Tasks Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Filing related injuries
- Electrical hazards from computer/printer
- 2. Document Processing
- Paper cuts
- Eye strain from screen time
- 3. Communication (Emails/Calls)
- Miscommunication
- Hearing loss from prolonged headset use
- 4. Office Equipment Operation
- Electrical hazards
- Injury from misuse
- 5. Data Entry and Analysis
- Ergonomic issues
- Eyestrain
- 6. Meeting Organisation
- Trip and fall hazards
- Stress-related issues
- 7. Files Organisation
- Toppling over/trip hazards
- Overreaching or strains
- 8. Distribution of Mail
- Physical injury from heavy mail
- Nuisance dust from old paperwork
- 9. Lunch Breaks
- Food poisoning
- Choking hazard
- 10. Cleaning Desk Area
- Chemical hazards from cleaning agents
- ergonomic risks
- 11. Printing and Photocopying
- Paper jam/cutting injuries
- Exposure to toner dust
- 12. Client Interaction
- Verbal abuse
- stress-related issues
- 13. Archiving Documents
- Dust inhalation
- lifting heavy boxes
- 14. Transport Documents
- Mishandling of documents
- Unsecured load issues in transport vehicle
- 15. End Of Day Tasks
- Overexertion
- trip and fall hazards
- 16. Waste disposal
- Handling sharp objects
- exposure to harmful substances
- 17. Accessing High Shelves
- Falling objects
- Overreaching or strains
- 18. Managing Deliveries
- Lifting heavy parcels
- Trip and fall hazards
- 19. Disaster Management Planning
- Stress/psychological harm
- Physical injuries
- 20. Confidential Information Handling
- Data breach risk
- Miscommunication of sensitive information