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The Adjusting Machine Settings Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Incorrect handling of machinery
- 2. Checking Manual
- Miscommunication
- Incorrect usage of machinery
- 3. Operation Start
- Machine failure
- Unexpected startup
- 4. Setting Adjustment
- Trapped fingers/hands
- Equipment failure
- 5. Regular Inspection
- Accidental activation
- Lack of maintenance signals
- 6. Shutting down
- Electrical hazards
- Mechanical injury
- 7. Maintenance
- Chemical exposure
- Noise pollution
- 8. Cleaning Up
- Dust inhalation
- Discarded materials residues
- 9. Material Handling
- Body injuries
- Hand and foot injuries
- 10. Final Checkup
- Overlooking of damages
- Incorrect usage of machinery
- 11. Reporting
- Miscommunication
- Incorrect reports
- 12. Powering Off
- Electrical hazards
- Incorrect procedures followed
- 13. Lockout/Tagout
- Failure to lock or tag
- Unauthorised removal of locks or tags
- 14. Machine Release
- Unauthorized access
- Lack of machine control know-how
- 15. Handover
- Inaccurate logs
- Miscommunication