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The Router Usage On Road Surface Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate training
- equipment failure
- 2. Equipment Inspection
- Equipment malfunction
- Injury from faulty equipment
- 3. Site Assessment
- Traffic hazards
- uneven surfaces
- 4. Route Planning
- Incorrect route planning
- not considering all potential hazards
- 5. Set-up
- Unsafe handling of router
- insufficient understanding of router usage
- 6. Start-up Operation
- Incorrect operation start-up procedures
- unauthorised personnel access
- 7. Normal Operation
- Long term exposure to vibration and noise
- accidentally contacting moving parts
- 8. Emergency Shutdown
- Speedy evacuation not possible
- critical injury from sudden shutdown
- 9. Maintenance
- Improper maintenance causing equipment failure
- injury during maintenance activities
- 10. Change of Router Bit
- Incorrect fitting and tightening procedures
- cutting oneself while changing router bit
- 11. Troubleshooting
- Electrical shock
- injury due to incorrect troubleshooting procedures
- 12. Manual Handling
- Straining injuries
- improper lifting technique
- 13. Housekeeping
- Slipping or tripping hazards
- collection of dust and debris
- 14. Transport Handling
- Route obstruction
- traffic accident
- 15. Decommissioning
- Improper disposal of parts
- exposure to hazardous substances
- 16. Cleanup and Storage
- Improper storage leading to damage or loss
- cleanup not conducted properly
- 17. Review and Update SWMS
- Out-of-date SWMS leading to incorrect instruction
- overlooking potential hazards
- 18. Training
- Inadequate training causing misunderstanding or non-compliance of SWMS
- 19. Compliance Check
- Non-adherence to safety and compliance protocols
- 20. Post-Work Inspection
- Overlooked damage from router usage
- not taking irregularities into account