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The Opening Locked Rooms Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper training
- Lack of personal protective equipment
- 2. Arrival at site
- Unsecured site
- Unidentified hazards
- 3. Inspecting the lock
- Sharp objects
- Inadequate lighting conditions
- 4. Securing strategies
- Stress due to time constraints
- Incorrect usage of tools
- 5. Picking the lock
- Non-standardised lock causing issues
- Broken equipment leading to injury
- 6. Entry into room
- Exposure to unknown substances
- Trip and fall dangers
- 7. Room verification
- Asbestos exposure
- Electrical risks
- 8. Documenting the process
- Failure to document accurately
- Loss of patient confidentiality
- 9. Safe closure
- Risks from insufficient lock security
- Injuries due to fast movement
- 10. Departure from site
- Road accidents
- Personal security issues
- 11. Incident response handling
- Inaccurate incident response
- Delay in response
- 12. Lock maintenance
- Electrocution from faulty electronic locks
- Cuts from sharp components
- 13. Key control and management
- Misplacement of keys leading to security issues
- Inappropriate access control
- 14. Security audits
- Insufficient security measures
- Inadequate responses to past incidents
- 15. Waste disposal
- Unsafe waste disposal practices
- Hazardous waste contact
- 16. Updating logs and reports
- Miscommunication
- Misplacement of records
- 17. Safety briefing
- Insufficient information
- Misinterpretation
- 18. Equipment calibration & maintenance
- Risky defects in equipment not remedied
- Inaccurate calibration leading to ineffective lock
- 19. Inventory control
- Excess or insufficient supplies causing issues
- improper handling of sensitive materials
- 20. Key handover
- Loss of key during transit
- Unauthorised possession of keys