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The Pipe Notcher Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- manual handling injuries
- 2. Transporting materials
- Road Traffic Accidents
- equipment damage
- 3. Unpacking & Checking
- Injury from incorrect storage
- manual handling injuries
- 4. Assembling pipe notcher
- Sharp or blunt trauma
- moved suddenly by another person
- 5. Pre-inspection
- Electric shock,burns
- 6. Operational check
- Equipment failure
- injury from faulty equipment
- 7.Pipe Notching
- Dust exposure,noise exposure,vibration
- 8. Cleaning up
- Slips
- trips due to untidy work area
- 9. Maintenance work
- Injuries during maintenance
- equipment failure
- 10. Removing waste materials
- Disposal of hazardous waste
- physical injuries during disposal
- 11. Dismantling process
- Falls from height,dropped objects
- 12. Loading for transport
- Manual handling injuries
- load shift in transit
- 13. Storing the pipe notcher
- Incorrect storage leading to damage
- difficulty accessing equipment for future use
- 14. Final inspection
- Missed defects leading to future safety issues
- 15. Documentation update
- Incorrect records leading to compliance issues
- 16. Training new staff members
- Improper training leading to accidents
- slow work operation
- 17. Inspection of safety gear
- Inadequate PPE leading to exposure to hazards
- 18. Updating SWMS as necessary
- Outdated SWMS
- non-compliance with WHS regulations
- 19. Undertake ongoing risk assessments
- Failure to identify new hazards
- lack of risk control measures
- 20. Discussion on safety concerns with staff
- Missed communication leading to accidents