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The Grinders And Cutters Usage Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls from misuse of equipment
- Electrical shock due to faulty equipment
- 2. Pre-work inspection
- Incorrect usage due to lack of knowledge
- Severe injury due to malfunctioning equipment
- 3. Work area setup
- Cuts or injuries due to sharp objects
- Fire hazard due to flammable substances
- 4. Equipment selection
- Eye injury from flying fragments
- Hearing damage from excessive noise
- 5. Personal protective equipment fitting
- Inadequate protection leading to various injuries
- 6. Machine operation
- Burns from hot material
- Breathing problems from dust particles
- 7. Maintenance
- Severe injury during cleaning or replacing parts
- Electrical shock during inspection
- 8. Material handling
- Sprains and strains from heavy lifting
- Cuts or laceration from rough materials
- 9. Quality control
- Product defect causing user injury or financial loss
- 10. Machine shutdown
- Electrical shock due to improper handling
- Burns from hot machine components
- 11. Cleaning work area
- Trip hazards from misplaced tools
- Chemical exposure while cleaning
- 12. Documentation
- Eye strain from cumulative screen exposure
- Wrist pain from extensive typing
- 13. Waste disposal
- Exposure to hazardous chemicals
- Cuts or puncture wounds from sharp objects
- 14. Store tools and equipment
- Injury from falling objects
- Muscle or joint injury from incorrect lifting
- 15. Health and safety briefing
- Miscommunication leading to safety hazards
- Lack of understanding resulting in procedural errors
- 16. Work completion
- Fatigue causing decreased attention or carelessness
- Repeat injury from incomplete recover
- 17. Equipment testing
- Electrical shocks from faulty equipment
- Severe injuries due to malfunctioning parts
- 18. Emergency plan review
- Insufficient knowledge leading to inefficient response
- Panic caused by a lack of familiarity with procedures
- 19. Post-operation restocking
- Muscle strains from improper lifting
- Injury from falling objects
- 20. Review of Work Steps and Risk Assessments
- Inaccurate assessment causing overlooked hazards
- Complacency leading to repeated mistakes