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The Interlocking Task Using Fasteners Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Musculoskeletal injury due to manual handling
- Slips or trips from cluttered work area
- 2. Equipment set-up
- Caught-in
- crush or cut injuries due to moving parts of equipment
- Electrocution from improperly grounded machinery and tools
- 3. Fastener selection
- Skin irritation or allergic reaction from certain metal fasteners
- Eye injury due to flying particles
- 4. Fastener installation
- Hand injury caused by using improper tool for fastening
- Noise-induced hearing loss
- 5. Work pattern adjustment
- Fatigue from repetitive or forceful movements
- Stress from high-demanding work pace
- 6. Posture correction
- Muscle strain or sprain from poor posture
- Chronic musculoskeletal disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome
- 7. Fastener check
- Pinching injury when examining tight areas
- Eye strain from focusing on small items
- 8. Quality control inspection
- Exposure to harmful substances while inspecting products
- Prolonged standing leading to discomfort or fatigue
- 9. Document review
- Eye strain or headaches from prolonged use of computers
- Stress due to mental workload
- 10. Wrap up and clean-up
- Cuts or abrasions from sharp objects while cleaning workplace
- Musculoskeletal injuries due to cleaning activities
- 11. Breakdown and pack away equipment
- Cut
- punctures
- or bruises from handling heavy and hard equipment
- 12. Safety equipment disposal
- Skin irritation
- allergic reaction
- or infection from improper disposal of used personal safety equipment
- 13. Rest and recovery
- Dehydration or heat stress in hot work environment
- Cumulative trauma disorders from repetitive movements
- 14. Feedback and evaluation session
- Risk of mental health problems from negative feedback
- Eye strain during data document reading
- 15. Training for process improvement
- Back pain or strain from long training hours sitting
- Stress due to high amount of information intake