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The Replacing Worn-Out Seals Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping over objects
- exposure to hazardous materials
- 2. Identifying Worn Out Seals
- Incorrect identification
- miscommunication with team
- 3. Removal of Old Seals
- Hand injuries
- eye injuries from flying debris
- 4. Inspecting Seal Housing
- Improper use of tools
- incorrect assessment of damage
- 5. Cleaning Seal Housing
- Exposure to cleaning chemicals
- skin irritation/allergies
- 6. Selecting New Seals
- Use of wrong seals
- miscommunication
- 7. Installation of New Seals
- Incorrect installation
- hand injuries
- 8. Testing for Leaks
- Exposure to pressurised system
- water hazards
- 9. System Reassembly
- Incorrect assembly leading to system failure
- 10. Post-Operation Clean Up
- Slips
- trips and falls; exposure to waste or hazardous substances
- 11. Documentation Update
- Miscommunication
- inaccurate recording of changes
- 12. Inform Stakeholders
- Miscommunication may lead to misuse of the reassembled system
- 13. Follow-up Inspection
- Missed defects due to oversight
- inadequate training
- 14. Corrective Actions If Needed
- Delay in issue resolution
- non-compliance with safety norms
- 15. Final Validation and Sign Off
- Hastiness leading to oversight
- regulatory non-compliance
- 16. Maintenance Planning
- Scheduling misses leading to potential future breakdowns
- negligence of safety guidelines
- 17. Communication to Staff
- Miscommunication leading to potential misuse or accidents
- complacency regarding new installation
- 18. Machine Start-Up
- Rough handling
- inadvertent machine start
- lack of coordination
- 19. Routine Follow Up
- Mishandling of equipment
- misinterpretation of performance data
- 20. Regular Staff Training
- Non-compliance due to ignorance
- accidental mishandling causing injury