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The Refurbishing Furniture Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Exposure to dust
- Trip hazards from loose materials
- 2. Disassembly
- Tool injury
- Strain due to heavy lifting
- 3. Sanding
- Inhalation of dust
- Noise exposure
- 4. Cleaning
- Chemical exposure
- Slips on wet surface
- 5. Repair
- Sharp object injuries
- Dust inhalation from sawing
- 6. Painting
- Inhalation of paint fumes
- Eye irritation from paint
- 7. Varnishing
- Chemical burns
- Fire hazard from flammable substance
- 8. Inspection
- Eye strain
- Falling objects
- 9. Assembly
- Pinch points
- Incorrect manual handling
- 10. Final check
- Repetitive motion injury
- Psychological stress
- 11. Packaging
- Cuts from packaging material
- Muscle strain
- 12. Transport
- Load shift in transit
- Heavy lifting
- 13. Delivery
- Traffic accidents
- Manual handling injury
- 14. Installation
- Electric shock
- incorrect installation causing damage/injury
- 15. Clean-up
- Trips over debris
- Exposure to cleaning chemicals
- 16. Waste disposal
- Injury from sharp items
- Exposure to hazardous waste
- 17. Equipment maintenance
- Electric shock
- Injury from moving parts
- 18. Documenting process
- Eye strain from computer use
- Psychological stress
- 19. Reviewing and updating SWMS
- Psychological stress
- Repetitive motion injuries
- 20. Safety Training
- Inadequate understanding of risks
- Complacency