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The Laser Cutter Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Exposure to harmful fumes
- potential fire hazard from improper wiring
- 2. Equipment Setup
- Electrocution from faulty equipment
- injury from unsafe handling
- 3. Laser Alignment
- Eye injury from laser exposure
- burns from high heat
- 4. Material Loading
- Manual handling injuries
- cuts from sharp material edges
- 5. Test Run
- Unchecked equipment malfunctions
- user errors leading to safety failures
- 6. Production Run
- Prolonged exposure to high noise levels
- repetitive strain injuries
- 7. Quality Inspection
- Strain injuries from bad posture
- eye strain due to prolonged focus
- 8. Parts Unloading
- Cuts and wounds from sharp parts
- manual handling injuries
- 9. Debris Clean-up
- Hand cuts from leftover debris
- inhalation of dust particles
- 10. Machine Shut Down
- Electrocution from improper shutdown
- potential for equipment damage causing future hazards
- 11. Post-Production Check
- Missed equipment failures leading to future risks
- overconfidence in the absence of current issues
- 12. Documentation & Reporting
- Potential for eye strain
- missed health and safety incidents due to erroneous reporting
- 13. Staff Debriefing
- Potential disputes leading to stress
- communication mishaps resulting in misunderstood instructions
- 14. Equipment Maintenance
- Electric shock from ill-maintained machinery
- injuries from poor equipment handling during maintenance
- 15. Waste Disposal
- Risk of cuts from improper handling
- exposure to potential harmful waste materials
- 16. Safety Inspection
- Overlooking safety issues causing potential hazards in future
- physical strain during extensive inspections
- 17. End-of-Day Checks
- Fatigue leading to overlooked checks
- accidents due to rush towards end of day
- 18. Reporting & Documentation Review
- Eyestrain from prolonged computer use
- mistakes made due to fatigue
- 19. Staff Feedback
- Stress from conflicts
- incorrect feedback leading to future risks
- 20. Shift Handover
- Mistakes caused by inadequate communication
- overlooked task completion can enhance risks