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Key Features:
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The Parking Lot Sweeping Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slip
- trip or fall hazards
- Exposure to excessive noise
- 2. Pre-Inspection of Tools & Equipment
- Faulty equipment
- Incorrect use of equipment
- 3. Site set up
- Inadequate lighting
- Inadequately secured area
- 4. Sweeping activities
- Exposure to dust and allergens
- Musculoskeletal disorders from repetitive motion
- 5. Waste Disposal
- Sharp objects
- hazardous waste exposure
- 6. Equipment Maintenance
- Injury from improperly secured equipment
- Burns from hot equipment
- 7. Machine Operation
- Caught in-between moving parts
- Electrocution risk
- 8. Vehicle Movement
- Collision hazard
- Struck by moving vehicle
- 9. Noise control
- Noise-induced hearing loss
- Distraction leading to accidents
- 10. PPE Selection & Use
- Incorrect PPE
- Insufficient protection
- 11. Weather condition assessment
- Slippery surfaces due to rain/snow
- Sunstroke during hot weather
- 12. Emergency Procedures Training
- Inadequate training can lead to mishaps
- 13. Pedestrian safety controls
- Risks involving pedestrians who fail to notice operations
- 14. Chemical handling
- Chemical burns
- Inhaling toxic fumes
- 15. Communication and Coordination
- Miscommunication leading to accidents
- Lack of information sharing
- 16. Tool Storage
- Injuries from improperly stored tools
- Tripping over tools
- 17. Post Sweeping activities
- Slips
- trips or falls during clean up
- Dehydration or fatigue
- 18. Incident Reporting
- Failure to report hazards or incidents
- Lack of follow-up on reported issues
- 19. Shift Handover
- Miscommunication about tasks or hazards
- Incomplete handover
- 20. Site Cleanup
- Exposure to waste materials
- Inadequate disposal of waste