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The Joinery Work With Mortising Machines Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Injury from Trip Hazards
- Exposure to Dust
- 2. Setting Up the Machine
- Machinery Malfunction
- Noise Pollution
- Injury from Sharp Edges
- 3. Material Loading
- Potential for Crushing or Pinching Injuries
- Struck by Moving Objects
- 4. Operation
- Struck by Flying Debris
- Finger Injury from Saw Blades
- 5. Cleaning and Maintenance
- Machinery Entanglement
- Exposure to Chemicals
- 6. Troubleshooting/Error Correction
- Machinery Malfunction
- Electrical Shock
- 7. Unloading Finished Products
- Manual Handling Injuries
- Machinery Malfunction
- 8. Breakdown and Storage
- Machinery breakage
- Trips and Slips
- 9. Emergency Response
- Lack of Safety Training/Emergency plan
- Panic/Confusion
- 10. Check & inspection
- Missing safety guards
- Inadequate workspace
- 11. Calibration
- Incorrect calibration leading to poor work quality
- Over-exposure to noise
- 12. Material Inspection
- Splinters causing injury
- Poor material selection
- 13. Waste Disposal
- Exposure to Hazardous Substances
- Manual Handling Injuries
- 14. Powering up/down
- Machinery Malfunction
- Electrical Shock
- 15. Documentation & Reporting
- Insufficient data accuracy
- Non-compliance to regulations
- 16. Quality Control
- Defective product risks
- Missed defect identification
- 17. Personal Safety Checks
- Not wearing safety gear
- Unsuitable work clothing
- 18. Shipping and Delivery
- Manual Handling Injuries
- Improper Packing
- 19. Storage of materials
- Trip and Fall Hazards
- Poorly stacked material risk
- 20. Training and Supervision
- Untrained workers
- Lack of supervision