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The Protable Electric Hand Saw Operation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Potential trip hazards
- equipment defects
- 2. Power Connection
- Electric shock
- fire hazard from faulty wiring
- 3. Blade Installation
- Cuts from handling the blade
- improper installation
- 4. Test Operation
- Accidental startup
- blade ejection
- 5. Material Setup
- Caught-in or -between hazards
- cuts from sharp material edges
- 6. Cutting Process
- Kickbacks
- noise and vibration
- dust inhalation
- 7. Blade Replacement
- Cuts from sharp blade edges
- accidental startup
- 8. Saw Adjustment
- Accidental startup
- caught-in or -between hazards
- 9. Waste Disposal
- Cuts from sharp material edges
- manual handling injuries
- 10. Clean-up
- Slip
- trips and falls
- harmful dust exposure
- 11. Equipment Inspection
- Electric shock
- cuts from blade
- 12. Equipment Maintenance
- Fire hazard from spark ignition
- harm from moving parts
- 13. Transportation
- Manual handling injuries
- trip over hazards
- 14. Storage
- Trip over hazards
- unauthorised use of the saw
- 15. Emergency Procedures
- Injuries from incorrect emergency procedures
- panic and stress
- 16. Training
- Inadequate skill can lead to harm
- misunderstanding operation instructions
- 17. Tool Servicing
- Harm from moving parts
- electric shock
- 18. Decommissioning
- Improper disposal can cause environmental damage
- injury while dismantling equipment
- 19. Blade Sharpening
- Cuts from sharp blade edges
- inhaling harmful dust particles during sharpening
- 20. Power Disconnection
- Electric shock
- burns from hot plugs or sockets