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The Remove Rubbish Or Waste Materials Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip and falls
- Handling heavy objects
- 2. Assessing the area
- Risk of contamination
- Biological hazards
- 3. Collect waste materials
- Sharp or dangerous items in waste
- Chemical exposure
- 4. Separating waste
- Cross-contamination
- Exposure to harmful substances
- 5. Bagging waste
- Injury due to heavy lifting
- Exposure to harmful substances
- 6. Transfer waste to bin area
- Falls
- Collision with objects
- 7. Cleaning up site
- Slips and falls
- Hazardous substances left behind
- 8. Loading waste bags onto transport
- Risk of back injury from lifting
- Vehicle collision
- 9. Transporting waste to disposal facility
- Risk of spillage
- Traffic hazards
- 10. Unloading at disposal facility
- Back injury from lifting
- Slips and falls
- 11. Decontaminating vehicle
- Chemical exposure
- Aquatic life impact from run-off
- 12. Disposing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Cross-contamination
- Skin contact with contaminated PPE
- 13. Performing hand hygiene
- Chemical burn from sanitiser
- Infections from insufficient hand washing
- 14. Completing task documentation
- Repetitive motion injury
- Eye strain
- 15. Transportation back to base
- Traffic hazards
- Fatigue
- 16. Debriefing and reporting issues
- Stress
- Fatigue