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The Cutting And Grinding Metal Sheets Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect set up
- Inadequate personal protection
- Unstable equipment
- 2. Selecting Materials
- Sharp edges
- Incorrect handling
- Heavy lifting
- 3. Marking and Measuring
- Hand injury
- Eye strain
- 4. Cutting
- Flying debris
- Loud noise
- Hand injury
- 5. Grinding
- Dust inhalation
- Eye injury
- Repetitive motion injuries
- 6. Deburring
- Hand injury
- Loud noise
- 7. Inspection
- Inadequate lighting
- Sharp edges
- 8. Assembly/Installation
- Machinery failure
- Heavy lifting
- 9. Quality Check
- Faulty equipment
- Rushed inspections
- 10. Disposal of Waste
- Incorrect disposal methods
- Exposure to sharp waste
- 11. Equipment Maintenance
- Electrical hazards
- Injury due to improper maintenance procedures
- 12. Tool Cleaning
- Chemical exposure
- Incorrect cleaning methods
- 13. Documentation
- Eye strain
- Improper sitting posture
- Paper cuts
- 14. Breakdown and Clean-up
- Tripping on loose items
- Chemical exposure
- 15. Safety Review
- Complacency
- Distractions during review process
- 16. Storage Handling
- Falling objects
- Incorrect stacking
- Muscle strain from heavy lifting
- 17. Employee Training
- Lack of understanding or awareness
- Incompetence
- Inaccurate training methods
- 18. Equipment Testing
- Electrical hazards
- Mechanical failure
- 19. Safety Audit
- Insufficient knowledge of hazards
- Complacency
- 20. Emergency Drills
- Panic
- False alarms triggering complacency