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The Ovens Food Preparation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Improper lifting techniques
- 2. Oven Preheat
- Burns from hot surfaces
- Electrical hazards
- 3. Ingredient Storage
- Inadequate cooling or heating
- Cross-contamination
- 4. Food Mixing
- Entanglement in machinery
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- 5. Ingredient Weighing
- Exposure to allergens
- Poor ergonomics
- 6. Portioning
- Repetitive strain injuries
- Inappropriate guarding on machines
- 7. Tray Filling
- Manual handling issues
- Impact injuries from tray collisions
- 8. Oven Loading
- Burns from hot trays or oven
- Heavy lifting
- 9. Cooking Process
- Fires or explosions
- Exposure to extreme heat
- 10. Oven Unloading
- Burn risks
- Manual handling strains
- 11. Cooling Process
- Temperature abuse
- Contamination of food
- 12. Food Packaging
- Entrapment in packaging equipment
- Repetitive motion injuries
- 13. Storage & Transportation
- Travel incidents
- Poor temperature control
- 14. Cleanup
- Mishandling cleaning chemicals
- Trips and slips due to wet floors
- 15. Equipment Maintenance
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- Electrical hazards
- 16. Waste Disposal
- Incorrect waste segregation
- Sharp objects causing injury
- 17. Pest Control
- Inappropriate use of chemicals
- Infestation contamination
- 18. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate training or preparedness
- Panic during emergencies