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The Recycling Agricultural Plastics Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip and fall
- Cuts and abrasions
- 2. Collection
- Heavy lifting
- Exposure to toxins
- 3. Sorting
- Hand injuries
- Inhalation of plastic dust
- 4. Cleaning
- Exposure to cleaning chemicals
- Skin irritation
- 5. Shredding
- Machine-related accidents
- Noise pollution
- 6. Melting
- Heat burns
- Inhalation of toxic fumes
- 7. Moulding
- Contact with hot surfaces
- Musculoskeletal disorders from repetitive motion
- 8. Quality Control
- Eye strain
- ergonomic hazards from repeated motions
- 9. Packaging
- Musculoskeletal issues from repetitive motion
- cuts and abrasions
- 10. Storage
- Falling objects
- trip and fall
- 11. Transport
- Moving vehicle accidents
- manual handling injuries
- 12. Unloading
- Manual handling injuries
- falling objects
- 13. Installation
- Trip and fall
- cuts and abrasions
- 15. Maintenance
- Electric shock
- cuts and abrasions
- 16. Decommission
- Exposure to dust
- noise pollution
- 17. Emergency Response
- Psychological trauma
- physical injury
- 18. Reporting and Documentation
- Ergonomic hazards
- eye strain from screen exposure
- 19. Post-Processing Evaluation
- Ergonomic hazards
- psychological stress from decision making
- 20. Equipment Maintenance and Repair
- Electric shock
- fall from height