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The Pouring Boiling Water Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Lack of suitable equipment
- Poor personal protective equipment (PPE)
- 2. Boiling Water
- Miscalculation of the required amount
- Overheating pot or kettle
- 3. Assessing Heat Level
- Touch hazards
- Steam hazards
- 4. Pouring Boiled Water
- Spill hazards
- Burn hazards
- Scalding hazards
- 5. Transporting Boiling Water
- Manual handling injuries
- Slip/trip fall hazards
- 6. Disposal of Leftover Boiling Water
- Burn hazards
- Spill hazards
- 7. Cooling Down Equipment
- Thermal hazards
- Inadequate ventilation
- 8. Cleaning and Sanitising Equipment
- Chemical exposure
- Slips and falls due to wet surfaces
- 9. Dismantling Equipment
- Physical injury due to mishandling heavy parts
- Cuts
- scalds from hot water remaining in equipment
- 10. Storing Equipment
- Tripping over stored components
- Struck by falling objects from improper storage
- 11. Handling Hot Water Containers
- Inadequate heat protection
- Poorly insulated containers
- 12. Checking Safety Features
- Damage to safety features
- Ignored or missed malfunction signals
- 13. Regular Maintenance of Equipment
- Electric shock
- Burns from unplugged equipment still hot or not yet cooled down
- 14. Emergency Drills for Accidents
- Ineffectual training
- Mishandling during heat-related accidents
- 15. Reporting and Monitoring Incidents
- Lack of correct reporting procedure
- Ineffective incident management system