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The Edging And Whipping Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- cuts from sharp objects
- 2. Equipment Setup
- Electrocution from faulty equipment
- injury from incorrectly set up equipment
- 3. Edging Procedure
- Repetitive strain injury
- dust inhalation
- 4. Whipping Procedure
- Burns from hot tools
- eye damage from flying debris
- 5. Quality Check
- Mistakes due to fatigue
- psychological stress
- 6. Clearing Up
- Cutting hands while disposing materials
- falling over cleaning equipment
- 7. Final Inspection
- Eye strain
- slips
- trips and falls
- 8. Reporting
- Ergonomic hazards at workstation
- eye fatigue
- 9. Maintenance
- Chemical exposure
- electrical shocks
- 10. Transportation of Equipment
- Manual handling injuries
- crush injuries from misbalanced loads
- 11. Storage
- Falling objects
- poor housekeeping
- 12. Communication
- Misleading instructions
- lack of proper reporting
- 13. Training
- Inexperience leading to injury
- lack of awareness about safety protocols
- 14. Emergency Handling
- Panic-driven injuries
- Lack of knowledge on emergency exits
- 15. Review and Feedback gather
- Stress
- Miscommunication
- 16. Documentation
- Eye strain due to continuous screen use
- RSI from repetitive typing
- 17. Toolbox Meeting
- Inattention to meeting details
- Miscommunication leading to accidents
- 18. Equipment Disassembly
- Injury from disassembling tools incorrectly
- Electrocution
- 19. Final Clearance
- Trips and falls
- Incorrect disposal of waste
- 20. Closing
- Communication misunderstandings
- unplanned closure incidents