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The Handling Sharp Tile Edges Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unprotected sharp edges
- Manual handling injuries
- 2. Measure the tile
- Incorrect measurements
- Exposure to sharp tile edge
- 3. Cut the tile
- Cutting fingers or hands
- Debris in eye
- 4. Sanding edges
- Exposure to dust
- Sharp edge injuries
- 5. Fit the tile
- Incorrect fitting can lead to breaking
- Manual handling injuries
- 6. Safety check
- Sharp end can cause injury when checking
- Slips due to cluttered workspace
- 7. Clean up
- Sharp objects dispose injuries
- Slipping on wet floor
- 8. Dispose of waste
- Injuries from improper lifting
- Injuries from sharp disposed tiles
- 9. Disassemble tools
- Injury from improper disassembly
- Cuts from sharp blade
- 10. Secure work area
- Trips and falls
- Electrical hazards
- 11. Inspection
- Cuts
- scratches
- Risk of falling if elevated work
- 12. Move cut tiles
- Manual Handling
- Sharp edge cuts
- 13. Apply tile adhesive
- Chemical exposure
- Skin irritation
- 14. Place and align tiles
- Cut by sharp tile rims
- manual handling injuries
- 15. Grouting
- Chemical exposure
- Eye and skin irritation
- 16. Final clean up
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Cutting injuries from leftover sharp materials
- 17. Conduct final inspection
- Inadequate lighting causing eye strain
- Physical injury from tile edges
- 18. Transporting tiles on site
- Musculoskeletal strains
- Cuts or abrasions from handling
- 19. Equipment storage
- Trips and falls
- Inappropriate lifting techniques
- 20. Report and review
- Lack of communication leading to mishandling
- Manual handling injuries