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The Levelling With Surface Jointers Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate training
- Incorrect use of tools
- 2. Inspection
- Machine malfunction
- Exposure to moving parts
- 3. Operation
- Noise exposure
- Falling objects
- Electrical hazards
- 4. Maintenance/Repair
- Use of improper tools
- Equipment failure
- 5. Material Handling
- Manual lifting injuries
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 6. Clean Up
- Contact with hazardous substances
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 7. Tool Change
- Misuse of tools
- Injury from recoil
- 8. Adjustment
- Improper machine guarding
- Incorrect tool usage
- 9. Lubrication
- Oil spills causing slips
- Contact with harmful substances
- 10. Orientation
- Lack of safety procedures knowledge
- misuse of personal protective equipment
- 11. Jointer Set Up
- Incorrect installation
- Electrical hazards
- 12. Timber Feeding
- Splinters entry
- Manual handling injuries
- 13. Powering On
- Electrical faults
- Moving component injuries
- 14. Powering Off
- Unintended movement
- Electrical fires
- 15. Disassembling
- Misuse of tools
- Falls from height
- 16. Reassembling
- Misuse of tools
- Incorrect reassembly causing malfunctions
- 17. Verification
- Lack of procedural adherence
- Machine component errors
- 18. Lockout/Tagout
- Unintended machine start-up
- Electrical hazards
- 19. Emergency Shutdown
- Panic reaction
- Delays in isolation
- 20. Restarting
- Unexpected equipment behaviour
- Injury from moving parts