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1. Cold Burns
3. Refrigerant inhalation
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What other risks might you be exposed to?
This Guide only highlights a small number of risks that
refrigeration technicians may need to consider. Dont
forget you also need to take steps to prevent injuries
that can occur to yourself or others in any building site
or work-related activity such as slips, trips, falls,
working at height (particularly on top of cabinets or on
cold store roofs), working near asbestos, electrical
burns, using ladders and step ladders and back
injuries due to incorrect manual handling procedures.
Manual handling
Working at height
Electrical isolation
Cylinder transportation / storage
Working in confined spaces such as coldrooms
Slips and trips.
Published by the Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Institute, a section of the Institute of Refrigeration.
First published by the Service Engineers Section of the IOR
The Institute of Refrigeration accepts no liability for errors and omissions.
IOR 2013 www.ior.org.uk/achpi