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The Handling Gear Cutters Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Poor lighting
- broken equipment
- 2. Equipment Check
- Faulty machinery
- improperly secured blades
- 3. Gear Cutter Manual Operation
- Substandard personal protective gear
- loss of focus due to physical fatigue
- 4. Maintenance
- Electric shock
- burns from hot gear cutters
- 5. Gear Cutting
- Flying debris/dust
- cuts or lacerations
- 6. Quality Control
- Exposure to harmful fumes
- repetitive stress injuries
- 7. Storing Gear Cutters
- Improper storage
- risk of falling objects
- 8. Cleaning Work Area
- Slippery surfaces
- hand/arm vibration syndrome
- 9. Emergency Procedures Training
- Lack of awareness
- panic
- confusion
- 10. Waste Disposal
- Hazardous waste
- improper disposal methods
- 11. Handover Procedure
- Incomplete communication
- lack of critical information flow
- 12. Documentation
- Inadequate information recorded
- lack of detail in documenting processes and protocols
- 13. Debriefing Session
- Fatigue
- miscommunication
- 14. Final Validation Checklist
- Overlooking of checklist items
- rushing through the process
- 15. Review and Feedback
- Neglecting health and safety issues hampers continuous improvement approach
- resistance to feedback