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The Bobbin Sander Use Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Injury from improper handling
- Inadequate training
- 2. Machine Inspection
- Electrical faults
- dust accumulation
- 3. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Fitting
- Incorrect fit of PPE
- absence of PPE
- 4. Loading Timber
- Manual handling injuries
- slipping and tripping over wood
- 5. Machine Start Up
- Unexpected start
- debris ejection
- 6. Sanding Operation
- Noise exposure
- vibrations
- cutting & entanglement hazards
- 7. Adjusting Machine Settings
- Unauthorised adjustment
- incorrect adjustment leading to accidents
- 8. Replacing Sandpaper Roll
- Finger entrapment
- cuts
- machine starts unexpectedly
- 9. Unloading Timber
- Manual handling injuries
- timber splinters
- 10. Machine Shut Down
- Incorrect shutdown procedure
- developing bad habits
- 11. Cleaning Up
- Exposure to dust
- eye injury from flying debris
- cuts from sharp waste
- 12. Maintenance
- Unplanned machine movement
- inadequate lockout or tag procedures
- 13. Reporting And Documentation
- Overlooking reportable incidents due to misunderstood regulation
- negligence
- 14. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate learning of emergency procedures
- incorrect execution in panicked situations
- 15. Regular Review
- Missing scheduled review
- overlooking potential future hazards
- 16. Storage
- Improper storage leading to accidents
- potential fire hazard due to flammable materials
- 17. Disposal
- Inappropriate disposal techniques
- not adhering to waste management regulations
- 18. Training
- Lack of ongoing training
- lack of familiarity with machine upgrade or changes
- 19. Supervision
- Absence of adequate supervision
- avoiding established safety protocol in absence of supervisor
- 20. Hazardous Waste Management
- Improper waste segregation
- exposure to hazardous waste