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The Abrasive Wheels Use of Engineering Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping over equipment
- inhalation of dust
- 2. Machine Set-Up
- Shock hazard
- crushing fingers
- 3. Wheel Mounting
- Incorrect wheel fitting
- exploding wheel
- 4. Operation Start
- Inhalation of dust
- noise pollution
- 5. Wheel Grinding
- Flying debris
- hand injuries
- 6. Machine Operation
- Electrical shock
- wheel breakage
- 7. Regular Inspection
- Ignoring safety procedures
- physical contact with wheel
- 8. Machine Adjustment
- Contamination of eyes
- lungs from dust
- 9. Machine Cleaning
- Inhaling cleaning chemicals
- skin contact with chemicals
- 10. Wheel Replacement
- Incorrectly fitted wheels
- wheel explosion
- 11. Emergency Stop
- Burns
- falling or dropping wheel into foot
- 12. Equipment Shutdown
- Electrocution
- tripping on cords
- 13. Cool Down Period
- Burn risk from hot parts
- exposure to residual dust
- 14. Post-Operation Clean-Up
- Physical strain
- slips on residue or spills
- 15. Equipment Storage
- Tripping over poorly stored equipment
- damage to equipment due to improper storage
- 16. Continual Equipment Maintenance
- Fire hazard
- machine failure
- 17. Completion/Signoff Procedure
- Miscommunication of task completion
- incomplete tasks
- 18. Reporting Procedure
- Late or incorrect reporting of issues
- 19. Use of Personal Protective Equipment
- Failure to correctly wear/ utilize PPE
- damage to PPE reducing effectiveness
- 20. Dealing with Unexpected Emergencies and Incidents
- Inappropriate responses to emergencies
- further harm caused by panic or lack of planning