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The Assembling Shelving Units Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unsuitable equipment
- Poorly maintained tools
- 2. Material Handling
- Overexertion
- Repetitive motion injuries
- 3. Site Assessment
- Trips and slips
- Uneven surface hazards
- 4. Equipment Inspection
- Faulty equipment
- Incorrect use of equipment
- 5. Layout Planning
- Incorrect measurements
- Miscommunication with team
- 6. Shelving Component Assembly
- Sharp edges
- Improper manual handling
- 7. Framework Setup
- Fall from height
- Hit by moving object
- 8. Shelf Installation
- Falling objects
- Hand injuries
- 9. Safety Checks
- Incomplete assembly
- Ignored safety protocols
- 10. Final Inspection
- Missed inspection steps
- Incorrect shelving placement
- 11. Clean up
- Slip
- trip and fall hazards
- inappropriate disposal of waste
- 12. Debriefing
- Miscommunication of instructions
- incomplete reporting
- 13. Documentation
- Misfiled documents
- omission of important details
- 14. Tool Maintenance
- Incorrect storage of tools
- physical contact with sharp tools
- 15. Equipment Return
- Inappropriate handling and storage of equipment
- potential damage during transportation
- 16. Review and Feedback
- Failure to address all concerns
- ignored suggestions for improvement
- 17. Training Review
- Inadequate training
- missed development opportunities
- 18. Implementation of Changes
- Resistance to change
- incorrectly implemented changes
- 19. Quality Assurance Checks
- Missed defects
- incorrect procedures followed
- 20. Closing Procedures
- Mishandling of closing steps
- errors in documentation