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The Operating Industrial Sweepers Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- improper handling of equipment
- 2. Machine Start Up
- Hearing damage from noise
- equipment malfunction
- 3. Operation Of Sweeper
- Dust inhalation
- repetitive strain injury
- 4. Refuelling
- Fire hazard
- chemical exposure
- 5. Cleaning Of Sweeper
- Chemical exposure
- slip and fall
- 6. Maintenance
- Injury from moving parts
- electrical shock
- 7. Emptying Waste Bin
- Manual handling injury
- exposure to harmful substances
- 8. Transporting The Sweeper
- Traffic accident
- manual handling injury
- 9. Storage Of Sweeper
- Improper storage causing accidents
- fire hazard
- 10. Emergency Procedures
- Panic during emergencies
- Lack of emergency knowledge
- 11. Fault Reporting
- Incomplete or false information
- delay in response
- 12. Training and Supervision
- Operators lacking necessary competency
- Ignorance to safety procedures
- 13. Safety Gear Usage
- Lack of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment
- misuse of PPE
- 14. Manual Override
- Accidental operation
- lack of knowledge on usage
- 15. Job Completion & Equipment Shutdown
- Incomplete procedures
- Improper shutdown methods
- 16. Dealing with Hazardous Substances
- Unplanned exposure
- improper disposal
- 17. Noise Control
- Continuous noise leading to hearing damage
- high decibel machinery
- 18. Pedestrian Traffic Management
- Accidents involving pedestrians
- obstructive equipment placement
- 19. Managing Spills & Leaks
- Slips and falls
- chemical exposure
- 20. Equipment Storage & Transport post-use
- Damage during transport
- manual handling injuries