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The Cutting Mitres Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect manual handling
- Inadequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- 2. Measure and Mark
- Exposure to dust
- Incorrect measurements causing rework/accidents
- 3. Setting up Mitre Saw
- Moving heavy equipment
- Electrical hazards
- 4. Cutting Mitres
- Machinery failure
- Cuts from saw
- Kickback
- Noise
- 5. Handling Cut Material
- Incorrect manual handling
- Falls/ trips/ slips
- 6. Checking Quality
- Poor light causing strain
- Incorrect quality check causing rework
- 7. Clean Up
- Slips on sawdust or materials
- Exposure to hazardous substances during clean up
- 8. Maintenance of Equipment
- Electrocution
- Burns
- Cuts
- 9. Changing Blades
- Cuts
- Crush injuries
- 10. Transporting the Mitre Saw
- Manual handling - lift/carry of heavy equipment
- Tripping/falling while moving
- Damaging property while manoeuvring
- 11. Storage
- Unsecured storage leading to trip hazards
- Incorrect manual handling
- 12. Inspections
- Misjudgement of risks present
- Ignoring defects and continuing to operate defective machinery
- Electric shock from damaged switches or cables
- 13. Emergency Procedure Implementation
- Inadequate knowledge about emergency procedures
- Absence of first-aid facilities
- 14. Staff Training Programs
- Inadequate comprehension of training
- Lack of periodic trainings
- 15. Auditing Health and Safety Standards
- Failure to comply with standards
- Inadequate maintenance of safety equipment