Review the critical hazards, potential consequences, persons at risk and recommended control measures for Abrasive Blasting in one professional HSE workspace.
Review the key hazards, consequences and control measures for Abrasive Blasting in a structured professional HSE format.
Respiratory illness
Blasting operator and nearby workers
Area isolation, suitable respiratory protection and ventilation
Assess abrasive health hazards using SDS/product information
Impact or serious injury
Operator and assistants
Hose/connection inspection and deadman control system
Use suitable safety restraints on hose connections
Hearing loss
Operator and nearby personnel
Hearing protection and area control
Restrict non-essential access to the blasting area
Eye, face or skin injury
Blasting operator and nearby workers
Blasting PPE and area isolation
Control nozzle direction and exclusion zone throughout the task
Occupational respiratory disease
Blasting personnel
Dust control and suitable respiratory protection
Verify abrasive composition and required RPE level before work
Hose whip or impact injury
Blasting crew
Hose inspection and suitable connections
Inspect hose, couplings and dead-man control before use
Serious injury from high-pressure abrasive stream
Blasting operator
Dead-man control and trained operator
Function-test the dead-man control before use
Toxic dust exposure
Blasting personnel
Material assessment and suitable RPE
Identify coating composition and select respiratory protection accordingly
Trip, fall or impact with equipment
Blasting personnel
Suitable lighting and controlled area
Provide lighting sufficient to maintain safe visibility throughout the task
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Start Risk Assessment| ACTIVITY | Abrasive Blasting | CATEGORY | Surface Preparation |
| # | Activity | Hazard | Consequence | Persons at Risk | Existing Risk Control | L | S | Risk | Action Required / Additional Controls | Person in Charge | Due Date | RL | RS | Residual Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Abrasive Blasting | Dust and particulate exposure | Respiratory illness | Blasting operator and nearby workers | Area isolation, suitable respiratory protection and ventilation | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Assess abrasive health hazards using SDS/product information | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 02 | Abrasive Blasting | High-pressure blasting hose | Impact or serious injury | Operator and assistants | Hose/connection inspection and deadman control system | 3 | 4 | 12 High | Use suitable safety restraints on hose connections | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 Low |
| 03 | Abrasive Blasting | High noise | Hearing loss | Operator and nearby personnel | Hearing protection and area control | 2 | 4 | 8 Medium | Restrict non-essential access to the blasting area | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 04 | Abrasive Blasting | High-velocity abrasive particles | Eye, face or skin injury | Blasting operator and nearby workers | Blasting PPE and area isolation | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Control nozzle direction and exclusion zone throughout the task | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 05 | Abrasive Blasting | Silica or hazardous dust exposure | Occupational respiratory disease | Blasting personnel | Dust control and suitable respiratory protection | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Verify abrasive composition and required RPE level before work | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 06 | Abrasive Blasting | Pressurized hose failure | Hose whip or impact injury | Blasting crew | Hose inspection and suitable connections | 3 | 3 | 9 Medium | Inspect hose, couplings and dead-man control before use | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 07 | Abrasive Blasting | Loss of control of blasting nozzle | Serious injury from high-pressure abrasive stream | Blasting operator | Dead-man control and trained operator | 3 | 4 | 12 High | Function-test the dead-man control before use | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 Low |
| 08 | Abrasive Blasting | Abrasive process involving toxic or heavy-metal coatings | Toxic dust exposure | Blasting personnel | Material assessment and suitable RPE | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Identify coating composition and select respiratory protection accordingly | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |
| 09 | Abrasive Blasting | Poor visibility inside blasting area | Trip, fall or impact with equipment | Blasting personnel | Suitable lighting and controlled area | 2 | 3 | 6 Medium | Provide lighting sufficient to maintain safe visibility throughout the task | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 Low |