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The Operating Meat Slicers Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Inadequate training
- 2. Starting The Machine
- Trapped fingers
- Electrical faults
- 3. Loading Meat
- Cutting injuries
- Repetitive strain injury
- 4. Slicing Process
- Machine entanglement
- Cutting injuries
- 5. Unloading Sliced meat
- Back injury
- Slippery surfaces
- 6. Equipment Cleaning
- Chemical exposure
- Cuts from sharp objects
- 7. Maintenance
- Electrical shock
- Accidental startup
- 8. Breakdown Process
- Inadequate tools
- Lack of knowledge
- 9. Emergency Procedures
- Fire risk
- Poor communication
- 10. Shutdown Procedure
- Electrical faults
- Trapped fingers
- 11. Waste Disposal
- Biological hazards
- Handling heavy containers
- 12. Quality Check
- Repetitive movements
- Prolonged standing
- 13. Packaging
- Prolonged standing
- Manual handling
- 14. Storage
- Heavy lifting
- Poor organisation
- 15. Delivery
- Vehicle accidents
- Handling heavy containers
- 16. Training and Supervision
- Inadequate skills
- Non-compliance
- 17. Auditing
- Poor record keeping
- Non-compliance
- 18. Incident Management
- Poor communication
- Delay in reporting
- 19. Personal Protective Equipment Usage
- Non-compliance
- Insufficient PPE
- 20. First Aid Management
- Untrained staff
- Inadequate supplies