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The Metal Notching Machine Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- Incorrect handling of machinery
- 2. Machine Setup
- Electrical faults
- Entanglement
- 3. Material Loading
- Manual handling injuries
- Entrapment
- 4. Notching Operation
- Flying debris
- Noise pollution
- 5. Maintenance/Repair
- Electric shock
- Falling objects
- 6. Cleaning Process
- Chemical hazards
- Slip and trip hazard
- 7. Waste Disposal
- Skin irritation
- Tripping over waste
- 8. Breakdown Procedure
- Electrical faults
- Equipment malfunction
- 9. Emergency Stop Procedure
- Panic/elevated heart rate
- Physical injury from swift exit
- 10. Replacing Notcher Blades
- Cuts
- Mechanical failure
- 11. Adjustment of Notcher Stroke
- Hand injuries
- Impressions on the metal
- 12. Material Offloading
- Manual handling injuries
- Falls from height
- 13. Quality Inspection
- Eye strain
- Repetitive motion injuries
- 14. Shutdown Procedure
- Electric shock
- Caught in/between machine parts
- 15. End of Operation Clean-up
- Trips
- Exposure to harmful cleaning substances
- 16. Documentation and Communication
- Miscommunication leading to injury
- Paper cuts
- 17. Safety Checks and Audits
- Negligence leading to risk
- Insufficient data resulting in faulty measures
- 18. Personal Protective Equipment Use
- Inadequate protection
- Improper use of PPE
- 19. Training and Supervision
- Lack of competency leading to hazards
- Misuse of tools/equipment
- 20. Reporting and Monitoring
- Data errors leading to insufficient prevention
- Delay in reporting hazards