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The Pocket-Screw Joinery Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Manual handling injuries
- Slips
- trips or falls
- 2. Material Handling
- Cutting or pinching fingers
- Back injuries from lifting heavy items
- 3. Cutting Timber
- Splinters and cuts
- Loud noises
- Flying debris
- 4. Drilling Pocket Hole
- Eye injuries from flying fragments
- Noise-induced hearing loss
- 5. Joining Workpieces
- Clamping pressure injuries
- Misalignment injuries
- 6. Sanding
- Dust inhalation causing respiratory issues
- Noise-induced hearing loss
- 7. Gluing and Clamping
- Exposure to harmful chemicals
- Pressure injuries
- 8. Inspecting Joinery
- Manual handling injuries
- Splinters and cuts
- 9. Cleaning Up
- Tripping over debris
- Contact with harmful substances
- 10. Maintain Equipment
- Electrocution
- Cuts and abrasions
- 11. Secure Work Area
- Trips and falls
- Strikes by moving objects
- 12. Loading Materials
- Back injuries from lifting
- Slipping or falling
- 13. Unloading Finished Products
- Manual handling injuries
- Transport injuries
- 14. Maintenance Tasks
- Electric shock
- Cuts by sharp tools
- 15. Using Personal Protective Equipment
- Inadequate protection
- Improper use of PPE
- 16. Waste Disposal
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Manual handling injuries
- 17. Reporting Safety Incidents
- Lack of communication
- Information not reported
- 18. Ongoing Training
- Lack of knowledge
- Inadequate skills development
- 19. Daily Checks
- Equipment malfunction
- Repetitive strain injury
- 20. Weekly Inspections
- Identifying hazards late
- Lack of routine checks