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The Pottery Kiln Operation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inhalation of noxious dust
- Tripping hazards
- 2. Material Gathering
- Sharp ceramic shards
- Heavy lifting injuries
- 3. Kneading the Clay
- Musculoskeletal strains
- Pinch from machinery
- 4. Forming the Shape
- Cutting tools injury
- Musculoskeletal strains
- 5. Drying the Clay
- Dehydration
- Cracking and structural failure
- 6. Sanding the Pottery
- Inhalation of pottery dust
- Eye damage
- 7. Glazing
- Chemical burns
- Eye damage
- 8. Kiln Loading
- Burns from kiln
- Dropped heavy objects
- 9. Firing Process
- Overheating
- Explosion
- 10. Kiln Unloading
- Burns from hot ceramics
- Dropped heavy items
- 11. Inspection & Finishing
- Sharp edges
- Manipulation injuries
- 12. Clean-up Process
- Tripping hazards
- Chemical spills
- 13. Maintenance & Servicing
- Electric shock
- Work at height
- 14. Waste Disposal
- Sharp ceramic shards
- Chemical exposure
- 15. Training
- Inadequate knowledge
- operator error
- 16. Equipment set-up
- Tripping hazards
- Crushing from machinery
- 17. Packaging
- Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
- Heavy Lifting Injuries
- 18. Storage of Finished Pottery
- Storage rack collapse
- Dropped items
- 19. Dispatching
- Manual handling injuries
- Vehicle accidents
- 20. Emergency Procedures
- Injury due to improper response
- Panic and distraction