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The Carry Out Angle Grinding Operations Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect use of equipment
- Unauthorised operation
- 2. Equipment set-up
- Equipment failure
- Lack of appropriate PPE
- Trip hazards from power cords
- 3. Pre-operational Inspection
- Failure to identify damaged equipment
- Ignoring lockout tagout procedures
- 4. Loading cut-off disc
- Improper handling resulting in musculoskeletal injury
- Exposure to a spinning disc
- 5. Operating Angle Grinder
- Kickbacks from the machine
- Entanglement in moving parts
- Flying debris
- Noise
- 6. Cut/Grind on workpiece
- Exposure to dust or fumes
- Hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS)
- Cuts and abrasions
- 7. Clean up of work area
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- Contact with hot surfaces
- 8. Maintenance and inspection of machinery
- Incorrect application of maintenance procedures
- Failure to isolate energy sources
- 9. Clearing grinding dust
- Respiratory dangers from inhaling dust
- Eye injury from flying particles
- 10. Unloading cut-off disc
- Injury from dislodging component
- Misuse of tools leading to injury
- 11. Storing Angle Grinder
- Unplanned movement of equipment
- Inadequate securing of stored equipment resulting in fall hazard
- 12. Logging operational hours
- Ergonomic hazards related to prolonged sitting
- Strain on eyesight
- 13. Reporting defects
- Failure to report
- Incorrect reporting leading to misunderstanding
- 14. Waste disposal
- Injury from handling or exposure to hazardous material
- Fumes from waste combustion
- 15. De-brief and conclusion
- Incomplete communication of issues/future plans
- Lack of attention during de-briefing
- 16. Emergency procedures
- Unprepared for emergency situations
- Poor understanding of evacuation routes and assembly points
- 17. First aid procedures
- Inadequate training in first aid
- Delay in administering first aid
- 18. Documentation and compliance checks
- Non-compliance with operational procedures and safety regulations
- Incomplete documentation
- 19. Safety awareness training
- Inadequate knowledge and skills for job
- Non-compliance with safe work practices
- 20. Periodic risk assessments
- Failure to update risk assessments
- Lack of diligence in identifying new hazards