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The Multi-Rip Saw Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Poorly maintained equipment
- Inadequate training
- 2. Timber inspection
- Manual handling injuries
- Exposed to wood dust
- 3. Machine setup
- Unsecured moving parts
- Electrical hazards
- 4. Machine operation
- Kickback
- Noise exposure
- 5. Feeding timber
- Sharp edges
- Blade contact
- 6. Adjusting settings
- Unexpected machine startup
- Pinch points
- 7. Monitoring process
- Prolonged standing
- Distraction by other tasks
- 8. Stopping machine
- Emergency stop failure
- Trapped fingers
- 9. Blade changing
- Blade contact
- Dropped blades
- 10. Waste removal
- Manual handling injuries
- Slip
- trip
- and fall hazards
- 11. Troubleshooting
- Moving parts not locked
- Unqualified personnel intervention
- 12. Cleaning and maintenance
- Contact with sharp objects
- Inhaling wood dust