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The Panel Saw (Horizontal) Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect setup
- Improper PPE
- 2. Panel placement
- Heavy lifting
- Manual handling
- 3. Blade inspection
- Contact with sharp objects
- Rotating parts
- 4. Material loading
- Struck by materials
- Slips and trips
- 5. Saw operation
- Kickback
- Noise exposure
- 6. Dust control
- Machinery entanglement
- Inhalation of dust
- 7. Panel cutting
- Finger entrapment
- Flying debris
- 8. Slab transport
- Collision with obstacles
- Unstable loads
- 9. Electrical safety
- Electrical shock
- Fire hazard
- 10. Maintenance
- Tool injuries
- Unauthorised access
- 11. Housekeeping
- Trip hazards
- Poor working space
- 12. Emergency response
- Injury from accidents
- Delayed response