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The Oil Disposal Handling Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slip
- tripping and falling hazards due to poorly maintained work area
- Exposure to harmful substances
- 2. Collection of waste oil
- Manual handling injuries
- Injuries due to improper lifting techniques
- 3. Storage of collected oil
- Fire hazard owing to flammable materials
- Chemical leakages causing environmental harm
- 4. Transporting oil to disposal point
- Spills leading to injury or fires
- Vehicle accidents during transportation
- 5. Oil disposal process
- Fire or explosion from improper disposal
- Release of toxic fumes
- 6. Clean up and decontamination
- Potential chemical exposure
- slip and fall risks
- 7. Incident reporting and investigation
- Failure to report incident
- Misclassification or misunderstanding of an incident's severity
- 8. Safety Equipment inspection
- Malfunctioning safety Equipment
- Hazardous substances contact
- 9. Maintenance of disposal equipment
- Electrocution hazard
- Injuries from machinery
- 10. Waste Management System checks
- Leakage or spills
- Environmental pollution
- 11. Documentation of processes
- Incorrect documentation
- Loss of key data
- 12. Worker debrief and review
- Misunderstanding of safety procedure
- Lack of effective communication
- 13. Emergency response drills
- Inadequate training
- Panic during real event
- 14. Regular safety audits
- Overlooking potential risks
- Non-compliance with safety standards
- 15. Continuous improvement initiatives
- Resistance to change
- Breakdown in implementation of new measures
- 16. Review and update safety policies
- Non-compliance
- Lack of Awareness regarding updated policies
- 17. Training for new process implementations
- Misunderstanding or unawareness of safe usage of new equipment
- 18. Regular communication and feedback sessions
- Negligence of individual safety issues
- Lack of reporting
- 19. Hands-on training for all workers
- Incompetency in handling machinery
- Poor technique leading to accidents
- 20. Health monitoring and support
- Work-related health issues going unnoticed
- Lack of support for injured workers