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The Employing Power Tools For Cutting Or Shaping Tiles Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- insufficient lighting
- improper clothing
- 2. Equipment Check
- Damaged equipment
- untrained use of power tools
- 3. Workspace Check
- Asbestos in tiles
- unsafe workspace
- dust inhalation
- 4. Power Tool Use
- Misuse of equipment
- loud noise
- flying debris
- 5. Tile Cutting
- Sharp edges
- straining
- dust exposure
- 6. Tile Shaping
- Incorrect measurements
- accident with power tool
- hand injuries
- 7. Cleanup
- Slips and falls
- electrical shock from wet power tools
- improper lifting techniques
- 8. Waste Disposal
- Lacerations from sharp edges
- improper disposal of hazardous material
- 9. Tool Maintenance
- Accidental activation of tool
- non-maintenance of tool-related injuries
- 10. Documentation
- Incorrect documentation leading to future errors
- miscommunication hazards
- 11. Tool Storage
- Physical strain
- lacerations or puncture wounds from improper storage
- 12. Post-Operation Check
- Faulty equipment unchecked
- overlooked dangers in future use
- 13. Incident Reporting
- Incomplete reporting of incidents
- delayed communication
- 14. Safety Equipment Check
- Insufficient safety gear
- non-compliance to safety regulations
- 15. Emergency Procedures
- Non-familiarity with emergency procedures
- 16. First Aid Preparedness
- Inaccessibility of first aid kit
- untrained personnel for first aid
- 17. Fire Safety Plans
- No knowledge of fire evacuation plans
- improper handling of fire extinguishers
- 18. Power Failure Procedures
- Potential injuries during power failures
- not aware of procedures
- 19. Hazard Identification
- Inadequate hazard identification
- neglect of minor hazards
- 20. Training and Supervision
- Untrained workers
- lack of supervision