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The Prevent Electrocution When Inspecting Old Electrical Systems Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate PPE
- Unaware of safety procedures
- 2. System Assessment
- Incorrect handling of tools
- Inefficient workspace layout
- 3. Safety Isolation
- Improper locking/tag-out
- Equipment malfunction
- 4. Visual Inspection
- Lack of appropriate training
- Hazardous material exposure
- 5. Physical Testing
- Electrical shock
- Inappropriate use of test equipment
- 6. Integrity Check
- Risky positioning/ posture
- Slips
- trips
- falls
- 7. Performance Evaluation
- Insufficient lighting
- Fatigue
- Stress
- 8. Documentation
- Data inaccuracies
- Absence of health and safety information
- 9. Closure_Approval
- Failure to follow decommissioning regulations
- Poorly managed changeover
- 10. Post-Evaluation Follow-up
- Site contamination
- Insufficient waste disposal
- 11. Maintenance and Cleanup
- Uncontrolled release of hazardous energies
- Inadequate waste disposal procedures
- 12. Training_Update
- Ineffectual communication
- Information overload
- 13. Fault Monitoring
- Missed preventive maintenance
- Defective monitoring equipment
- 14. Backup Systems_Check
- Machinery breakdown
- Backup system failure
- 15. Decommissioning
- Non-compliance with regulation
- Decommisioning without authority approval
- 16. Reporting and Review
- Omitting incident reporting
- Miss-communication
- 17. System Recommissioning
- Risk of fire
- Insufficient recovery planning
- 18. Follow-up Audit
- Improper recording
- Inadequate follow-up procedures
- 19. Operational Monitoring
- Misinterpretation of results
- Unqualified personnel conducting monitoring
- 20. Project Closing and Sign-off
- Neglecting final safety assessments
- Poorly maintained records