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The Planing Raw Timber Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect manual handling
- Trips and falls
- Exposure to wood dust
- 2. Machinery Set Up
- Noise exposure
- Being caught in moving machinery
- Hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS)
- 3. Feeding Material
- Being hit by material being fed into a planer
- Fingers or clothing caught by in-going material
- 4. Planing Operation
- Ejection of particle boards /splinters
- Contact with cutter block
- Exposure to wood dust
- 5. Removing Material
- Manual lifting/strain injury
- Trips and falls
- Cutting injuries from sharp edges
- 6. Sanding/finishing
- Exposure to wood dust
- Noise exposure
- Fire and explosion risks
- 7. Waste Disposal
- Cuts/punctures from waste nails/screws
- Manual handling injuries
- 8. Inspection and Maintenance
- Unexpected movement
- Coming into contact with residual sawdust
- machinery surfaces and parts
- 9. Lubricating Machine Parts
- Skin irritation
- Eye inflammation due to contact with grease or oil
- 10. Machine Shutdown
- Accidental start-up during shutdown process
- mishandling of power sources/equipment
- 11. Workspace Clean Up
- Slips and trips due to loose materials
- dust exposure
- 12. Equipment Storage
- Inadequate safety when lifting and stacking equipment
- Toppling over of improperly stored items
- 13. Record Keeping
- Incorrect data entry
- Missing critical information due to lack of focus or fatigue
- 14. Planer Blade Replacement
- Contact with sharp objects
- Inadequate lockout/tagout
- 15. Daily Checks and Audit
- Missed hazards
- Undocumented issues