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The Use Of Mechanical Drain Cleaners Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- incorrect use of equipment
- 2. Transport equipment to site
- Manual handling injuries
- vehicle accidents
- 3. Set up work area
- Slips
- trips and falls
- being hit by moving objects
- 4. Inspect equipment
- Electric shock
- faulty equipment
- 5. Use Mechanical Drain Cleaner
- Accidental activation
- entanglement in moving parts
- electrical hazards
- 6. Clear blockages
- Exposure to harmful substances
- manual handling injuries
- 7. Inspect cleaned drain
- Falling into open drain
- exposure to harmful substances
- 8. Pack up equipment
- Manual handling injuries
- slips
- trips and falls
- 9. Clean equipment
- Chemical exposure
- electric shock
- 10. Perform routine maintenance
- Working at height
- manual handling injuries
- electric shock
- 11. Store equipment
- Incorrect storage procedure
- manual handling injuries
- 12. Dispose of waste materials
- Exposure to harmful substances
- manual handling injuries
- 13. Paperwork completion
- Incorrect data entry
- loss of documents
- 14. Final checks
- Missed damage
- unreported faults
- incomplete paperwork
- 15. Respond to emergencies
- Lack of emergency response knowledge
- delayed response time
- 16. Training of personnel
- Insufficient training
- confusion between roles and responsibilities
- 17. Equipment upgrade
- Integration problems
- unfamiliarity with new equipment
- incorrect installation
- 18. Review safety measures
- Complacency in safety practices
- outdated safety procedures
- 19. Project closure
- Unresolved issues
- incomplete documentation
- 20. Lessons Learned
- Failure to learn from past mistakes
- repeated errors