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The Butchering Animals Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Accidental cuts
- Slipping/tripping on wet floor
- Back strain from lifting heavy items
- 2. Slaughtering
- Animal related injuries
- Exposure to blood borne pathogens
- 3. Skinning
- Knife-related injuries
- Musculoskeletal disorders due to repetitive motion
- 4. De-boning
- Cuts and punctures from bones
- Repetitive strain injuries
- 5. Portioning
- Knife cuts
- Repetitive strain injuries
- 6. Grinding
- Mechanical injury from grinder
- Noise exposure
- 7. Packaging
- Cuts from packaging machinery
- Strain from lifting packages
- 8. Cleaning Up
- Chemical burns from cleaning agents
- Slipping/tripping in wet area
- 9. Waste Disposal
- Infection from biological waste
- Physical injury from handling waste bags
- 10. Maintenance Work
- Electrical shock from power tools
- Falls from height while accessing equipment
- 11. Storing Products
- Inadequate temperature control
- Heavy lifting causing physical injury
- 12. Delivering Products
- Traffic accidents
- Manual handling injuries
- 13. Record Keeping
- Stress due to excessive workload
- Eye strain from computer use
- 14. Training New Employees
- Injury due to lack of familiarity with machinery
- Stress from fast learning pace
- 15. Emergency Handling
- Inadequate training causing panic
- Physical injury during evacuation