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The Plywood Handling Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect manual handling
- Exposure to chemicals from plywood
- 2. Plywood Transportation
- Vehicle collision
- Falling objects
- 3. Unloading Plywood
- Falling objects
- Struck by moving vehicle
- 4. Plywood Stacking
- Incorrect manual handling
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 5. Cutting Plywood
- Noise exposure
- Hand injuries from tools
- 6. Assembling Plywood
- Splinters causing skin injuries
- incorrect use of tools
- 7. Bonding Plywood
- Chemical exposure
- Fire hazards
- 8. Sanding Plywood
- Dust inhalation
- Eye injury from particles
- 9. Varnishing Plywood
- Chemical exposure
- Fire hazard
- 10. Drying Plywood
- Fire hazard
- Heat exposure
- 11. Inspecting Plywood
- Cuts from splinters
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- 12. Packaging Plywood
- Heavy lifting
- Repetitive strain injury
- 13. Marking Plywood
- Incorrect posture
- Repetitive movement strain
- 14. Shipping Plywood
- Vehicle collision
- Falling objects
- 15. Palletising Plywood
- Incorrect manual handling
- Pallet collapse
- Foot injuries
- 16. Storage of Plywood
- Fire hazards
- Insect bite hazards
- Wood rot
- Falling objects
- 17. Plywood Disposal
- Hand injuries from splinters
- Slips
- trips
- falls
- 18. Cleaning Work Area
- Chemical exposure from cleaning products
- Slippery surfaces
- 19. Equipment Servicing
- Electrical hazards
- Getting caught in machinery
- 20. Emergency Procedures Training
- Failure to understand instructions
- Panic during emergencies