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The Guarding Moving Parts Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect procedure can cause accidents
- Unguarded machinery
- 2. Site Inspection
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- Moving parts of machinery not guarded
- 3. Risk Assessment
- Risk from unguarded moving parts
- No Safe Work Procedure in place
- 4. Implementation
- Use of incorrect tools or equipment
- Unguarded moving parts
- 5. Operation
- Entanglement in moving parts
- Injury from unguarded machinery
- 6. Machine Maintenance
- Machinery movement during maintenance
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- 7. Review of Procedures
- Changes made without risk assessment
- New hazards introduced
- 8. Training of Workers
- Inadequate training on guarding mechanisms
- Misunderstanding of risk ratings
- 9. Periodic Inspection
- Missed inspections
- Deteriorating machine guards
- 10. Emergency Procedures
- Lack of knowledge on emergency procedures
- Inadequate evacuation routes
- 11. Hazard Reporting
- Poor hazard reporting process
- Uncontrolled moving part hazards
- 12. Installation of Guards
- Incorrect installation
- Poor fit leading to ineffective guards
- 13. Decommissioning and Disposal
- Improper shutdown of machinery
- Removal of guards
- 14. Compliance Audit
- Non-compliance with Workplace Health & Safety Regulations
- Overlooking machine guards
- 15. Review
- Failure to identify new hazards
- Failure to reduce risk ratings