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The Wood Drying Process Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Manual handling
- Tripping hazards
- 2. Wood Validation
- Splinters
- Dust inhalation
- 3. Load Timber
- Crush injury
- Falling objects
- 4. Control Settings Adjustment
- Electrical hazards
- Noise pollution
- 5. Start Drying Process
- Heat exposure
- Fire risk
- 6. Monitoring
- Long standing periods
- Repetitive tasks
- 7. Emergency Shut Down
- Fire risk
- Burn injury from hot surfaces
- 8. Unload Timber
- Manual handling
- Crush injury
- 9. Timber Stack & Store
- Tripping hazards
- Falling objects
- 10. Kiln Clean-up
- Chemical exposure
- Slippery surface
- 11. Equipment Maintenance
- Equipment entanglement
- Electrical hazards
- 12. Inspections of Equipment & Area
- Inadequate lighting
- Unstable structures
- 13. Record & Report
- Repetitive tasks
- Eye strain
- 14. Waste Disposal
- Sharp objects
- Manual lifting
- 15. Safety Meeting & Training
- Noise exposure
- Lack of focus
- 16. First Aid Provision
- Inadequate supplies
- Untrained personnel
- 17. Fire Protection Measures
- Fire risk
- Smoke inhalation
- 18. Ventilation System Checks
- Poor ventilation
- Exposure to dust particles
- 19. Kiln Structure Integrity Checks
- Falling debris
- Structural collapse
- 20. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Check & Replacement
- Inadequate PPE
- Exposure to hazards