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The Working Near Conveyors Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- Electric shock from equipment
- 2. Conveyor Setup
- Catch or entanglement on machinery
- Noise-induced hearing loss
- 3. Operation Start-Up
- Unexpected startup
- Arm and hand injuries
- 4. Continual Operation
- Long-term vibration exposure
- Exhaustion due to repetitive tasks
- 5. Emergency Stop
- Insufficient training causing panic
- Inadequate isolation of power source
- 6. Regular Inspection
- Exposure to unguarded moving parts
- Falls from height
- 7. Load Placement
- Strain injuries from heavy lifting
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 8. Load Removal
- Struck by falling objects
- Crushing injuries
- 9. Conveyor Shutdown
- Burns from hot surfaces
- Electrical hazards
- 10. Maintenance and Repairs
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- Working at heights
- Malfunctioning equipment
- 11. Cleaning Activities
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- 12. Waste Disposal
- Chemical exposure
- Injury from sharp waste
- 13. Operator Changeover
- Inadequate handover communication
- Uncontrolled machinery operation
- 14. Trouble-Shooting
- Electric shock
- Caught in/between machinery parts
- 15. Returning Equipment
- Manual handling injuries
- Trip and fall hazards
- 16. Documentation
- Poor record keeping leading to increased risks
- Miscommunication
- 17. Sign Off
- Non-compliance with procedures
- Improper shutdown and lockout/tagout
- 18. Debriefing
- Inadequate communication of issues
- Misunderstanding of instructions
- 19. Review Processes
- Inadequate review leading to repeating mistakes
- Litigation due to non-compliance
- 20. Training and Development
- Insufficient training causing misuse
- Non-compliance due to unawareness