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The Cutting Access Holes In Floorboards Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping over tools or debris
- Improper use of gloves or safety glasses
- 2. Assessment of work area
- Misjudge risks due to lack of visibility
- Failure of detection equipment
- 3. Set up cutting equipment and workspace
- Electrocution risk
- Wrong setup leading to malfunctioning of equipment
- 4. Draw cutting lines on floorboards
- Incorrect lines leading to errors in cutting
- Slippery sawdust causing slips
- 5. Cutting access holes
- Uncontrolled release of dust
- Damage to vital utilities within the floor structure
- 6. Clean up after cutting
- Exposure to sharp pieces of wood or metal
- Exposure to harmful dust particles
- 7. Disposal of waste materials
- Incorrect waste disposal methods
- Lacerations from sharp scraps of material
- 8. Monitoring the cut hole edges
- Splinter injury risk
- Slips and falls from edges
- 9. Finishing edging
- Exposure to harmful finishing chemicals
- Sharp tool-related injuries during finishing process
- 10. Checking finished job for safety risks
- Hazards associated with re-cutting or adjustments
- Laceration risks from checking
- 11. Thorough cleaning of space post-work
- Risk of small debris-induced injuries
- Tripping hazards from not properly cleared space
- 12. Disassembling workspace
- Mishandling tools leading to injuries
- Tripping over clumsy tool arrangements
- 13. Reporting completion of job
- Miscommunication causing additional risks
- Trivialising or skipping report writing leading to missed risk insights
- 14. Taking care of leftover materials
- Injury from improperly secured materials
- Hazards from unsafe storage of leftovers
- 15. Debilitating consequences post-work
- Muscular issues due to repetitive strain
- Mental stress due to high-stakes work