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The Close Proximity To Vibration Sources Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Manual handling injury
- Slips and trips
- 2. Equipment Check
- Faulty equipment
- Noise exposure
- 3. Positioning Tools
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Cuts or abrasions
- 4. Commencing Vibration Work
- Vibration exposure
- Hearing damage
- Eye injury
- 5. Manoeuvring Equipment
- Back injuries
- Foot injuries
- 6. Regular Breaks
- Mental fatigue
- Physical fatigue
- 7. Clean Up
- Risk of slips with cleaning materials
- Inhalation of cleaning materials
- 8. Equipment Maintenance
- Equipment malfunction
- Cut by sharp items during clean up
- 9. Reporting Hazards
- Lack of reporting
- Unaddressed hazards persist
- 10. Health Monitoring
- Mental stress
- Visual strain
- 11. Routine Checks
- Staff complacency
- Forgotten checks
- 12. Store Equipment Properly
- Risk of falling items
- Manual handling injury
- 13. PPE Sectioning
- Incorrect use of PPE
- Lack of PPE availability
- 14. Safety Training Update
- Outdated knowledge on safety procedures
- Lack of employee awareness
- 15. End Day Procedure
- Failure to shut down machinery
- Trips over tools not put away
- 16. Review Safety Protocols
- Irregular updates
- Staff non-compliance
- 17. Weekly Safety Meetings
- Miscommunication
- Lack of employee participation
- 18. Codification of Lessons Learnt
- Lost knowledge
- Repeating mistakes
- 19. Regular Toolbox Talks
- Lack of understanding
- Misinterpretations
- 20. Hand-over Processes
- Inadequate communication
- Confusion on responsibilities