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The Hardwood Processing Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Falling objects
- Slips and trips
- Lifting / awkward postures
- 2. Log Delivery
- Moving vehicles
- Excessive noise
- 3. Sawing Operation
- Noise exposure
- Contact with moving machinery
- Dust inhalation
- 4. Material Handling
- Risk of cuts or abrasions
- Manual handling injuries
- 5. Gluing Process
- Chemical exposure
- Fire hazard
- 6. Pressing Operation
- Crushing injury from press
- Noise exposure
- 7. Sanding Operation
- Dust inhalation
- Noise exposure
- 8. Finish Application
- Fire hazard
- Chemical fumes
- Skin contact
- 9. Packaging
- Manual handling injuries
- Use of sharp tools
- 10. Transport
- Moving vehicles
- Heavy loads
- 11. Installation
- Risk of falling from height
- Manual handling injuries
- 12. Waste Disposal
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Lacerations from sharp objects
- 13. Equipment Maintenance
- Electric shock
- Crush injuries
- 14. Housekeeping
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Exposure to harmful substances
- 15. Emergency Procedures
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Inadequate evacuation procedures
- 16. Shift Close-out
- Fatigue
- Slips and trips
- 17. End of Day Clean-up
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Exposure to harmful substances
- 18. Equipment Check
- Machinery malfunctions or breakdowns
- Electrical hazards
- 19. Post-Shift Meeting
- Fatigue
- Slips and trips
- 20. Lockout / Tag-out procedure
- Electrical hazards
- Accidental re-activation of machinery