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The Abrasive Blasting of Boat and Yacht Building and Manufacturing Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper handling of materials
- unauthorised access to the workspace
- 2. Abrasive Selection
- Incorrect abrasive used
- PPE failure
- manual handling injuries
- 3. Equipment Check
- Inadequate maintenance
- loose parts
- exposure to noise
- 4. Safety Gear Check
- Incorrect safety gear used
- damaged safety gear
- exposure to airborne particles
- 5. Machine Start-Up
- Electrical issues
- machine malfunction
- sudden start of equipment
- 6. Blasting Process
- Exposure to high pressure
- risk of flying fragments
- exposure to dust and noise
- 7. Repetitive Motion
- Musculoskeletal disorders due to repetitive motion
- fatigue
- 8. Material Refill
- Manual handling injuries
- inhalation of substances
- 9. Debris Clean-Up
- Exposure to residual dust
- improper handling of waste
- 10. Equipment Shut Down
- Machinery entanglement
- electrical faults
- hot surface burns
- 11. Post-operations Inspection
- Injury from remaining debris
- slip
- trip and fall hazards
- 12. Reporting/Record Keeping
- Miscommunication
- inaccurate data reporting
- 13. Machine Maintenance
- Risk of electrical shock
- injuries from trapped energy in machinery
- 14. PPE Removal
- Infections due to improper removal of dirty PPE
- skin diseases
- 15. Site Clean-up
- Residual hazardous substances
- improper disposal of waste
- 16. Emergency Procedures
- Not following emergency procedures
- panic and confusion in emergencies
- 17. Training Sessions
- Inadequate training
- misunderstanding instructions
- 18. Break Times
- Risks from fatigue
- dehydration due to not taking breaks
- 19. Securing Site
- Site security breach
- tripping hazards
- 20. Completion of Job
- Miscommunication about task completion
- unauthorised access after work is complete