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The Manual Handling Of Glass Sheets Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect handling techniques
- Inadequate PPE
- 2. Storage Area Inspection
- Tripping or falling hazards
- Sharp edges or objects
- 3. Loading Glass Sheets
- Manual lifting strain
- Glass breakage or shatter
- 4. Transportation
- Glass sheets movement causing injury
- Vehicle accident
- 5. Unloading
- Manual lifting strain
- Glass breakage/shattering
- 6. Installation
- Cuts from sharp glass edges
- Falling from height
- 7. Handling Waste Material
- Cuts from sharp waste material
- Slips
- trips and falls due to clutter
- 8. Cleaning Up
- Hazardous dusts
- Chemical cleaners contact or inhalation
- 9. Inspecting Work
- Trips and falls
- Incorrect posture during inspection
- 10. Finalisation & Sign off
- Paper-cuts
- Eye strain from documentation
- 11. Maintenance
- Malfunctioning equipment
- Electrical faults
- 12. Training
- Inadequate understanding leading to mistakes
- Inefficient handling
- 13. Purchasing Equipment
- Buying inappropriate gear
- Faulty gear
- 14. Documentation
- Miscommunication
- Paperwork errors
- 15. Quality Assurance Check
- Incorrect use of tools
- Failure to follow correct procedures
- 16. Emergency Procedures
- Not following safety protocol
- Panicking in emergency scenarios
- 17. Customer Interactions
- Miscommunication
- Tension or disagreement causing increased stress
- 18. Workplace Inspections
- Not identifying hazards promptly
- Overlooking safety equipment checks
- 19. Breakdowns & Repairs
- Electrical faults
- Injury from running repairs without safety measures
- 20. Disposal of Old Materials
- Injury from disposing sharp or hazardous material
- Lack of proper recycling practices