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The Cutlery Polishing Duties Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- inappropriate PPE
- 2. Cleaning Cutlery
- Chemical exposure
- skin irritation
- 3. Machine Loading
- Fingers caught
- machine malfunction
- 4. Polishing
- Excessive noise
- eye injury from metal flecks
- 5. Quality Inspection
- Poor lighting
- eyestrain
- 6. Machine Unloading
- Fingers caught
- dropping items
- 7. Packing
- Repetitive motion
- sharp edges
- 8. Storing Finished Products
- Heavy lifting
- trip hazards
- 9. Cleaning Work Area
- Slip and fall
- chemical exposure
- 10. Machine Maintenance
- Electrical shock
- trapped fingers
- 11. Waste Disposal
- Sharp objects
- biohazardous material
- 12. Documentation
- Paper cuts
- data mismanagement
- 13. Emergency Procedures
- Lack of training
- inadequate emergency exits
- 14. End Of Shift Inspection
- Overlooked issues
- fatigue
- 15. Feedback System
- Resistance to change
- Poor communication
- 16. Ongoing Training
- Lack of updates
- weak performance 'buy-in'
- 17. Compliance Auditing
- Non-compliance
- overlooked hazards
- 18. Communication
- Miscommunication
- failure to report issues
- 19. Risk Assessment
- Inadequate assessment
- overlooked hazards
- 20. Review and improvement
- Resistance to change
- Poor communication