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The Operating Emergency Stop Buttons Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unsafe location
- Insufficient training
- 2. Inspection of signs and labels
- Faded signs
- Incorrect labelling
- 3. Learning button function
- Incorrect practical instruction
- Misinterpretation
- 4. Checking equipment condition
- Wear and tear
- Faulty wiring
- 5. Testing emergency stop function
- Automatic restart hazard
- Button malfunction
- 6. Routine use of emergency stop button
- Inaccurate timing
- Panic-induced errors
- 7. Equipment maintenance
- Unexpected start-up
- Electrical shocks
- 8. Releasing the button after activation
- Unanticipated machine operation
- hand injury
- 9. Resetting system
- System glitches
- Human error
- 10. Monitoring performance post-reset
- Skip of operations
- Unexpected fluctuations
- 11. Reporting
- Data omissions
- Incorrect reporting
- 12. Periodic checks and updates
- Neglect of checks
- Not updating records
- 13. Handling emergencies
- Panic situations
- Inadequate response
- 14. Training workers on regular basis
- Imparting incorrect knowledge
- Non-compliance by workers
- 15. Review and feedback
- Lack of effective communication
- Not addressing feedback
- 16. Regular cleaning of the button area
- Ingress of dust and dirt
- Spillage on buttons
- 17. Maintaining a safe environment
- Cluttered area
- Slip and fall hazards
- 18. Completing documentation post operation
- Documentation errors
- Deletion of crucial data
- 19. Conducting mock drills
- Inadequate preparation
- Inefficient drill execution
- 20. Updating emergency response strategies
- Obsolete methods
- Non-compliance with updates