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The Metal Wire Mesh Weaving Machine Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect setup
- Inadequate training
- 2. Machine Start up
- Mechanical failure
- Electric shock from faulty wiring
- 3. Wire Feeding
- Wire entanglement
- sharp wire ends
- manual handling injuries
- 4. Weaving Operation
- Caught in/between moving parts
- continuous loud noise exposure
- 5. Quality Check
- Eye strain
- repetitive motion injuries
- 6. Wire cutting
- Flying debris
- sharp cut ends
- extreme temperatures from hot wires
- 7. Bundling and Storage
- Heavy lifting
- improper stacking
- 8. Machine Maintenance
- Unexpected machine movement
- chemical exposure
- 9. Machine cleaning
- Exposure to harmful residues
- slips/trips due to wet surface
- 10. Emergency Stop & Reset
- Moving parts during reset
- electric shock from emergency stop button
- 11. Waste Disposal
- Manual handling injuries
- exposure to harmful substances
- 12. Shut Down
- Unintentional machine operation
- electrical fires
- 13. Record Keeping
- Filling incorrectly resulting in misleading data
- 14. Reviewing Procedures
- Inability to comprehend instructions leading to accidents and errors
- 15. Training New Operators
- Accidents during demonstration
- lack of understanding in trainees