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The Miter Saw Operation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards due to improper setup
- Electrical hazards
- Noise
- 2. Equipment Check
- Electrical hazards
- cutting injuries from blunt blades
- 3. Material Handling
- Manual handling issues
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 4. Measuring and Marking
- Incorrect measurements
- Eye injury from flying debris
- 5. Saw Operation
- Kickback from saw
- Cutting injuries
- Dust inhalation
- 6. Material Support
- Improper support leading to inaccurate cuts
- Manual handling issues
- 7. Adjusting Saw Settings
- Contact with moving parts
- Electrical hazards
- Injury from unexpected power tool operation
- 8. Blade Changing
- Cutting injuries
- Eye injury from flying debris
- Contact with moving parts
- 9. Disposal of Waste Material
- Trips from waste material
- Cutting injuries from sharp waste
- 10. Power Down & Clean Up
- Electrical hazards
- Slip
- Trip and Fall hazards
- 11. Maintenance
- Electric shock
- Incidental contact with sharp equipment
- 12. Emergency Situation Handling
- Panic related injuries
- Inadequate response leading to escalated incidents
- 13. Training and Supervision Requirement
- Inadequate training leading to mishandling of equipment
- Unsupervised use leading to accidents
- 14. Communication Protocols
- Miscommunication leading to accidents
- Lack of information flow escalating incidents
- 15. Storage
- Improper storage leading to injury
- Slips
- Trips and falls due to unorganised workspace