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The Metal Sanding Disc Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips
- hand injury from tools
- 2. Safety Gear Check
- Incorrectly fitted gear
- lack of gear availability
- 3. Equipment Inspection
- Electric shock
- faulty equipment injuries
- 4. Setting up Area
- Falling objects
- improperly secured area
- 5. Sanding Operation
- Excessive noise
- inhaling dust particles
- 6. Removing Debris
- Eye injury from flying debris
- cuts from sharp objects
- 7. Post-Operation Clean-Up
- Chemical exposure
- slips on wet floor
- 8. Equipment Storage
- Strains from heavy lifting
- finger traps in storage doors
- 9. Document Completion
- Incorrect documentation
- lost forms
- 10. Safety Debrief
- Inadequate information transfer
- overlooked safety issues
- 11. Machine Shutdown
- Electric shock
- burns from hot machine parts
- 12. Waste Disposal
- Chemical exposure
- punctures from sharp waste
- 13. Operators Changeover
- Lack of communication
- confusion over responsibilities
- 14. End of Shift Clean-Up
- Fatigue-related errors
- inadequate lighting injuries
- 15. Emergency Response Drill
- Panic-induced accidents
- lack of knowledge on emergency procedures