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The Paper Guillotine Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Poor workstation ergonomics
- Unauthorised access to equipment
- 2. Material handling
- Manual lifting injuries
- Slips and trips
- 3. Machine setup
- Pinch points
- Unexpected start-up
- 4. Blade installation
- Cuts from sharp blades
- Damage to blade during installation
- 5. Product alignment
- Misaligned cuts
- Operator hand exposure
- 6. Cutting operation
- Entanglement
- Crush injuries
- 7. Waste disposal
- Slips and trips
- Manual handling injuries
- 8. Blade sharpening
- Machinery kickback
- Flying debris
- 9. Blade replacement
- Cuts from sharp blades
- Uncontrolled blade release
- 10. Machine maintenance
- Exposure to electrical hazards
- Pinch points
- 11. Cleaning
- Unintentional activation of the device
- Exposure to cleaning chemicals
- 12. Inspection
- Unexpected machine activation
- Contact with moving parts