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The Heavy-Duty Carving Operations Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate training
- poor workspace arrangement
- 2. Equipment Selection
- Hazardous equipment
- inadequate personal protective equipment
- 3. Machine Set-up
- Exposure to sharp tools
- improper tool installation
- 4. Material handling
- Ergonomic issues
- falling objects hazard
- 5. Carving
- Noise pollution
- vibration exposure
- 6. Sanding Process
- Dust inhalation
- eye irritation
- 7. Assembling
- Pinching injuries
- poor body mechanics
- 8. Packing
- Strain and sprain
- falling object hazard
- 9. Quality Check
- Improper labelling
- exposure to chemicals used in manufacturing
- 10. Clean-up Operations
- Slips
- trips and falls
- contact with cleaning chemicals
- 11. Maintenance Procedures
- Contact with electricity
- unplanned equipment start-up
- 12. Waste Disposal
- Exposure to hazardous waste
- cuts from sharp objects
- 13. Documenting
- Poor ergonomics
- strain from overwork or repetitive tasks
- 14. Tool Storage
- Falling objects hazard
- cuts from sharp objects
- 15. Debriefing/Close-out
- Poor communication
- risk of misunderstandings
- 16. Regulating Room Temperature
- Inadequate ventilation
- exposure to heat or cold
- 17. Equipment Shutdown
- Contact with hot surfaces
- unplanned equipment start-up
- 18. Facility Exit
- Slips
- trips and falls
- potential collision with moving objects
- 19. Reporting
- Risk of misunderstandings
- improper information handling
- 20. Post-Operation Follow-up
- Lack of feedback
- poor communication