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The Perform Water-Blasting Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slip
- trip and fall hazards
- Chemical exposure from water-blasting equipment cleaning solutions
- 2. Transporting Equipment
- Manual handling injuries
- Traffic accidents
- 3. Equipment Setup
- Electrocution
- Being struck by high-pressure water or debris
- 4. Area Isolation
- Struck by moving vehicles
- Exposure to working at height
- 5. Protective Clothing Check
- Mismatch in protective clothing can lead to injuries
- Heat stress
- 6. Water-Blasting Start-Up
- Objects being ejected at high velocity
- Punctures or lacerations from equipment
- 7. Surface Cleaning
- Mist can impair visibility leading to slips
- trips
- falls
- Rebound of spray could cause eye injury
- 8. Regular Breaks
- Fatigue
- Dehydration
- 9. Cleaning Up of Blasted Materials
- Exposure to hazardous materials and dust
- Manual handling injuries
- 10. Water-blasting Shut Down
- Mist can impair visibility leading to slips
- trips
- falls
- Electrocution
- 11. Equipment Inspection & Maintenance
- Struck by improper maintenance tools
- Cut and crush injuries while inspecting
- 12. Waste Management
- Chemicals leading to poisonings and burns
- Contact with biological waste causing illnesses
- 13. Reporting & Evaluation
- Miscommunication leading to errors in future operations
- Non-compliance penalties
- 14. Equipment Storage
- Improper lifting leading to musculoskeletal injury
- Fire ignited by improperly stored cleaning solutions
- 15. Emergency Procedures Training
- Inadequate training can lead to severe injuries during emergencies