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Key Features:
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The Attend Machine Start Up Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Electrical hazards
- 2. Machine Inspection
- Electrocution
- Burns from hot surfaces
- 3. Fuel Check & Refill
- Flammable liquid spill
- Eyes contact with fuel
- 4. Starting the Machine
- Starting system malfunction
- High operating noise
- 5. Loading Material
- Heavy lifting
- Pinch-points during material feeding
- 6. Calibration
- Elevated work platform fall
- Trapped body part in machine
- 7. Monitoring Output
- Exposure to flying debris
- Exposure to excessive noise
- 8. Cleanup Process
- Skin contact with chemical cleaners
- slips-trips-falls due to wet floors
- 9. Servicing & Repairs
- Electrical shocks
- Burns from hot components
- 10. Emergency Stop
- Speedy movement can cause accidents
- Uncertain machine behaviour
- 11. Ventilation Adjustment
- Contact with harmful gases
- Poor ventilation leading to fatigue
- 12. Waste Disposal
- Injury due to rough handling
- Exposure to toxic waste
- 13. Log Work Completed
- Distraction could lead to accidents
- Paper cuts
- 14. Operator Changeover
- Miscommunication leads to improper operation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 15. Shut Down Machine
- Burns from hot surfaces
- Electrocution
- 16. Securing Work Area
- Tripping over tools or equipment
- unauthorized access to area
- 17. Equipment Storage
- Heavy lifting injuries
- Unorganized storage leading to trips and falls
- 18. Final Check & Sign Off
- Miscommunication could lead to errors
- Possible overlooked hazards
- 19. Report Any Incidents
- Miscommunication may lead to repeat incidents
- Paper cuts
- 20. Debriefing and Review Meeting
- Fatigue due to long meeting time
- Paper cuts