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The Breaking Hard Surfaces Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Potential for slippage
- exposure to dust and debris
- 2. Equipment Check
- Improper equipment
- electrical hazards
- 3. Area Clearance
- Falling objects
- tripping hazards
- 4. Surface Marking
- Eye strain
- ergonomic hazards from repetitive motion
- 5. Cutting Process
- Noise
- flying particles
- vibration
- 6. Material Removal
- Manual handling injuries
- fallen objects
- 7. Tool Repositioning
- Strain injuries
- pinch/crush injuries
- 8. Surface Assessment
- Inhalation of dust and silica
- ergonomic hazards
- 9. Repeat Cutting Process
- Continuous noise
- prolonged vibration
- repetitive motion
- 10. Final Clearing
- Inhaling dust
- manual handling injuries
- 11. Equipment Clean-up
- Chemical skin contact or inhalation
- eye injuries
- 12. Waste Disposal
- Sharp objects
- heavy lifting
- 13. Surface Safety Inspection
- Slips
- trips
- falls due to uneven surfaces
- 14. Maintenance Work
- Physical injury
- electrical hazards from improper isolation
- 15. Completion and Documentation
- Ergonomic hazards from writing/typing
- eye strain
- 16. Post-Work Briefing
- Fatigue
- ergonomic hazards from sitting or standing
- 17. Equipment Storage
- Lifting injuries
- tripping hazards
- 18. Area Clearance Post-Work
- Tripping hazards
- residual dust and debris inhalation
- 19. Safety Review Monitoring
- Missed hazard identification
- fatigue
- 20. Follow-up Inspections
- Inadequate restoration of surface
- tripping hazards from uneven surfaces