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Key Features:
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The Periodic Maintenance Checks Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- tripping over cords or tools
- electrical shocks from faulty equipment
- 2. Tool/Hardware Check
- Incorrect use of tools
- unserviced tools creating unexpected hazards
- 3. Workspace Assessment
- Tripping
- falling objects
- exposure to harmful substances
- 4. Personal Protective Equipment Check
- Inadequate protective gear for tasks
- worn-out equipment
- 5. Maintenance on Electrical Systems
- Electrocution
- fire hazards
- damage to eyesight
- 6. Replacing Broken Parts
- Cuts from sharp parts
- crush injuries from heavy components
- 7. Cleaning & Lubrication
- Chemical splashes
- inhalation of toxic fumes
- slips from spilt liquids
- 8. Inspecting Moving Parts
- Machinery entanglement
- noise-induced hearing loss
- 9. Testing Repairs/Adjustments
- Unexpected machine operations
- high-pressure fluid leaks ejection
- 10. Dealing with Waste Materials
- Cut by sharp objects
- hazardous substance handling
- manual lifting injury
- 11. Post-Maintenance Clean Up
- Exposure to chemicals
- slips and falls from unstored items
- 12. Recording & Reporting
- Incorrect recording leading to future issues
- injuries from rush work
- 13. Decommissioning Job Area
- Unsecure area causing accidents
- left-over hazards
- 14. Safety Briefings & Training
- Uninformed personnel causing accidents
- stress and strain from non-ergonomic practices
- 15. Emergency Procedures & Drills
- Inappropriate reactions to emergencies
- panic inducing more risk
- 16. Periodic Inspections & Audit
- Overlooked hazards leading to injury
- non-compliance issues
- 17. Health & Hygiene Measures
- Mental stress
- unsanitary conditions leading to illnesses
- 18. Regular Equipment Check
- Risks due to malfunctioning equipment
- increased fatigue due to unoptimised tools
- 19. Maintenance Task Evaluation
- No hazard identification thus causing risk
- Poor evaluation of risks
- 20. Task Brief Relief & Handover
- Handover uncertainties
- incomplete handover leading to risks