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The Cutting Drywall Sheets Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Back strain from lifting
- Cuts from sharp edges on drywall sheets
- Inhalation of dust.
- 2. Ensure proper lighting
- Poor visibility
- Tripping over materials/equipment.
- 3. Selection and inspection of tools
- Faulty equipment
- Inappropriate tool selection.
- 4. Manual handling/carrying drywall sheets
- Back injury from heavy lifting
- Foot injury if material is dropped.
- 5. Measuring/Marking drywall for cutting
- Eye strain
- Miscommunication of measurements.
- 6. Cutting drywall with knife
- Cuts to hands
- Slips of the knife causing injury.
- 7. Lifting/placing cut drywall into position
- Back strain from lifting
- Finger/hand crush injuries.
- 8. Securing drywall (screwing into place)
- Eye injury from flying debris
- Finger/hand crush injuries
- Electrical shock.
- 9. Sanding edges
- Dust Inhalation
- Eye irritation from particles.
- 10. Clean up
- Falling objects
- Slip
- trip and falls
- Dust inhalation.
- 11. Disposal of waste material
- Sharp item injury
- Heavy lifting
- Trip hazards.
- 12. Demobilisation of work area
- Equipment/machinery left running
- Obstacles causing tripping.
- 13. Tool Maintenance
- Unsafe tools
- Incorrect storage or maintenance.
- 14. Equipment check for next job
- Defective equipment
- Misplaced / lost equipment.
- 15. Wash hands and face before break/eating
- Ingestion of dust particles
- Skin reactions from gypsum.
- 16. Instructing new labourers
- Wrong instructions given
- New worker injury due to lack of training.
- 17. Hazard review meeting at the end of day
- Lack of awareness of hazards
- Absence of safety guidelines.
- 18. Storage of drywall sheets
- Manual carrying injuries
- Falling objects
- Sharp edges causing cuts.
- 19. Loading/unloading material
- Back injury
- Falling items.
- 20. Reporting any defect/issue in process
- Missed critical report
- Continued use of defective tools.