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The Open Drain Cleaning Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Machinery operation
- improper usage of tools
- 2. Initial Inspection
- Contact with hazardous materials
- slips
- trips and falls
- 3. Equipment Setup
- Electrical hazards
- falling objects
- 4. Clearing Drain Entrance
- Faulty equipment
- skin contact with hazardous materials
- 5. Drain Jetting
- High pressure risks
- hearing damage
- 6. Drain Rodding
- Manual handling injuries
- exposure to hazardous chemicals
- 7. Checking the blockage
- Eye injuries from splashes
- risk of infection
- 8. Clearing the blockage
- Exposure to biological hazards
- physical injury
- 9. Rinse the drain
- Risk of flooding
- exposure to hazardous wastes
- 10. Debris Disposal
- Cutting or puncture hazards
- manual handling injuries
- 11. Clean up
- Slips and falls
- hazard exposure
- 12. Post Job Inspection
- Uncontrolled release of gases
- remaining blockage
- 13. Documentation
- Improper record keeping
- health risks
- 14. Site Securing
- Unauthorized personnel access,Falls from heights
- 15. End of shift
- Fatigue
- road accidents if commuting
- 16. Routine Maintenance
- Faulty equipment causing mishaps
- electrical hazards
- 17. Regular Training
- Risks derived from untrained staff
- non-compliance risks
- 18. Regular monitoring and evaluation
- Fines for noncompliance
- overlooked hazards
- 19. Equipment check and maintenance
- Faulty equipment
- injuries due to neglected maintenance
- 20. Risk assessment update
- Inaccurate risk assessment causing higher risks
- fines for noncompliant procedures