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The Rubbing Finishing Compounds Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Misuse of tools
- incorrect manual handling
- 2. Material Handling
- Incorrect lifting
- overexertion
- 3. Surface Cleaning
- Chemical exposure
- fume inhalation
- 4. Applying Finishing Compound
- Skin irritation from compound
- chemical splashes
- 5. Sanding Process
- Dust inhalation
- noise
- 6. Quality Check
- Excessive eye strain
- incorrect posture
- 7. Cleanup and Safe Disposal
- Sharp objects
- chemical waste
- 8. Machine Maintenance
- Equipment malfunction
- electrical shock
- 9. Transporting Finished Product
- Product falls or shifts unexpectedly
- manually moving heavy items
- 10. Dealing with Spills
- Slips and trips
- chemical skin contact
- 11. Storage of Materials
- Incorrect stacking
- falling materials
- 12. Machine Startup/Shutdown
- False start
- improper shutdown methodology
- 13. Emergency Procedures
- Unplanned events
- non-compliance to evacuation procedure
- 14. Reporting Incidents
- Not recording incidents/accidents
- not following reporting procedures
- 15. Training & Competency Verification
- Inadequate training
- Incompetent staff
- 16. First Aid
- Poor Access to first aid facilities
- inadequate first aid response
- 17. Power Failure
- Sudden stopping of machinery
- lack of lighting
- 18. Fire Safety
- Flammable materials
- incorrect extinguisher use
- 19. Noise Management
- Prolonged noise exposure
- ungoverned equipment decibel levels
- 20. PPE Management
- Improper use of PPE
- faulty PPE