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The Operate Furnace Or Foundry Equipment Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- Electrical faults
- 2. Equipment Inspection
- Burns from hot equipment
- Inhalation of fumes
- 3. Loading Material
- Heavy lifting injuries
- Exposure to hot surfaces
- 4. Start Operations
- Exposure to high heat
- Equipment malfunction
- 5. Monitor Operations
- High noise levels
- Inadequate ventilation
- 6. Adjust Settings
- Electrocution
- Burns from hot surfaces
- 7. Stop Operations
- Release of hot steam
- High pressure irregularities
- 8. Unload Material
- The risk of heavy items falling
- High exposure to heat
- 9. Clean Furnace/Equipment
- Exposure to chemical agents
- Heat burns
- 10. Resume Operations
- Faulty equipment start-up
- Exposure to hot surfaces
- 11. Restart Operations
- Ingestion
- inhalation of toxic substances
- Excessive energy waste
- 12. Test Finished Product
- Risk of skin abrasion
- Noise pollution
- 13. Operate Control Console
- Risk of RSI from repetitive tasks
- Eye strain
- 14. Maintenance
- Electrical faults
- Falling tools from height
- 15. Shutdown Procedure
- Abrupt system crashes
- Misinterpretation of system states
- 16. Standby Mode
- Idle power wastage
- Unauthorized access
- 17. Emergency Procedure
- Risk of incorrect operation under stress
- False alarms
- 18. Reporting and Documentation
- Loss of data security
- Inaccurate reporting
- 19. Waste Disposal
- Exposure to hazardous materials
- Mismanagement of waste
- 20. System Reboot
- Unclear instruction of reboot procedure
- System errors on start-up