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The Sydney Blue Gum Dust Exposure Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Dust inhalation
- skin contact with blue gum dust
- 2. Handling of raw material
- Cuts from sharp objects
- heavy lifting injuries
- dust exposure
- 3. Sawing blue gum logs
- Kick back
- dust exposure
- 4. Sanding
- Rapid tool movement
- dust exposure
- 5. Use of hand tools
- Repetitive strain injury
- cuts
- 6. Assembly
- Heavy lifting injuries
- dust exposure
- 7. Gluing and fastening
- Exposure to harmful substances
- dust exposure
- 8. Finishing
- Inhalation fumes from finishing material
- dust exposure
- 9. Clean-up
- Dust exposure
- trips and falls due to debris
- 10. Disposal of waste material
- Cuts from waste materials
- dust exposure
- 11. Maintenance of tools/Equipment
- Electrical hazards
- dust exposure
- 12. Emergency procedures
- Panic during emergency
- inability to use emergency equipment properly due to dust obstruction
- 13. Loading/Unloading Materials
- Heavy lifting injuries
- forklift accidents
- dust exposure
- 14. Long term storage
- Heavy lifting injuries
- dust exposure
- 15. Quality Control
- Dust exposure
- improper equipment handling
- 16. Packing and Shipping
- Heavy lifting injuries
- dust exposure
- 17. End of Day Procedures
- Fatigue
- dust exposure
- 18. Training procedures
- Inadequate training leading to misuse of equipment
- dust exposure
- 19. Equipment Checks
- Faulty equipment leading to accidents
- dust exposure
- 20. Rotating Shifts
- Fatigue
- decreased attention leading to accidents and mistakes
- dust exposure