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The Operation Of Rotating Blades Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Unauthorised use of machine
- 2. Machine start up
- Manual handling injuries
- Equipment malfunctioning
- 3. Blade setting
- Machine entanglement Hazard
- Electric shock
- 4. Loading material
- Crushing hazard
- Fall from height
- 5. Operation
- Exposure to high noise levels
- Rotating blade hazard
- 6. Cleaning
- Chemical exposure
- Cuts and abrasions
- 7. Maintenance
- Electric shock
- Falling objects
- 8. Unplanned stops
- Inadequate safety devices
- Inferior machine guarding
- 9. Emergency Stop Procedure
- Lack of training
- Isolator may not be clearly marked
- 10. Waste disposal
- Manual handling injuries
- Chemical exposure
- 11. Lock out and tag out process
- Machine restart without warning
- Inadequate lockout/tagout procedures
- 12. Blade changeover
- Blade-related injuries
- Manual handing injuries
- 13. Quality control check
- Ergonomic strains
- Chemical exposure
- 14. End of shift shutdown
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Debris in workplace
- 15. Reporting Unsafe Conditions
- Communication breakdowns
- Delay in actions
- 16. Regular equipment inspection
- Undetectable faults
- Deterioration of equipment
- 17. Machine set up for new job
- Improper adjustments
- Inadequate training
- 18. Cooling-down of machine
- Contact with hot surfaces
- Leaking coolant
- 19. Periodic maintenance schedule
- Deterioration of equipment
- Irregular maintenance cycle
- 20. Blade storage
- Incorrect storage methods
- Blade-related injuries