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The Hot-Press Moulded Plywood Shaping Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect storage of materials
- Improper selection of tools
- 2. Equipment set-up
- Electrical faults
- Equipment failure
- 3. Material loading
- Heavy lifting
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 4. Hot-Press Operation
- Burns from hot surfaces
- Exposure to high pressure
- 5. Moulding Process
- Risks of entrapment
- Accidental activation of controls
- 6. Plywood Shaping
- Hand injuries
- Breathing in sawdust
- 7. Unloading Process
- Burns from hot plywood
- Heavy lifting strains
- 8. Quality Checking
- Eye strain
- Incorrect use of measuring equipment
- 9. Stacking and Storing final product
- Toppling stacks
- Incorrect lifting technique
- 10. Equipment Shutdown
- Wire tripping
- Electrical faults
- 11. Cleanup
- Mishandling of chemicals
- Inappropriate waste disposal
- 12. Maintenance Checks
- Electric shock
- Equipment malfunction
- 13. Reporting
- Mishandling of sensitive information
- loss of data
- 14. Training and Supervision
- Insufficient skills or experience
- Miscommunication
- 15. Emergency Procedures
- Insufficient knowledge of procedures
- Panic during emergencies