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The Hand Filing Metal Components. Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Mistaken handling of tools
- Inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE)
- 2. Installing the vice
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- Dropping heavy equipment
- 3. Securing workpiece in vice
- Hand injuries from misuse of tools
- Workpiece slipping from vice
- 4. Checking equipment
- Faulty equipment causing injury
- Electrical malfunction
- 5. Picking up the file
- Risk of dropping the file on foot
- Misuse leading to self-injury
- 6. Applying the file to the metal
- Sharp swarf injury
- Metal heating and burns
- 7. Working with the file
- Rapid
- forceful movements leading to muscle strain
- Incorrect filing technique leading to hand injury
- 8. Inspecting the filed piece
- Eye strain
- Sharp edge injuries
- 9. Removing workpiece from vice
- Risk of dropping
- Slips
- trips
- and falls due to cluttered workspace
- 10. Cleaning the work area
- Exposure to harmful dust particles
- Allergies or respiratory issues due to cleaning chemicals
- 11. Disassembling the vice
- Dropping heavy equipment
- Pinching fingers during disassembly process
- 12. Storing the tools
- Risk of falling objects during storage
- Improper storage leading to future accidents
- 13. Filing report paperwork
- Paper cuts
- Posture related stress due to extended period of sitting
- 14. Reviewing work
- Mental fatigue
- eye strain
- 15. Leaving the workspace
- Trips and falls due to untidy workstation
- Unexpected accidents due to leftover tools/materials on floor
- 16. Conducting equipment maintenance
- Electrical hazards
- mishandling of tools leading to injury
- 17. Disposing of waste materials
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Accidental injury from sharp objects in waste
- 18. Washing and drying tools
- Risk of rust causing deterioration of tools
- Slips due to water spillage
- 19. Checking safety equipment
- Faulty PPE leading to potential risks
- Allergic reactions to certain PPE materials
- 20. Equipment lock-out/tag-out
- Unauthorized or accidental use of machinery
- Electric shock due to improper lockout