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The Cutting Timber Manually Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect Manual Handling
- Exposure to dust particles
- 2. Equipment Inspection
- Faulty tools
- Unexpected start-up
- 3. Setting up Workspace
- Slips and trips
- Falling objects
- 4. Selecting Timber
- Heavy lifting
- Splinters
- 5. Timber Measurement
- Incorrect measurements
- Eye strain
- 6. Securing Timber for Cutting
- Unstable working surface
- Pinch points
- 7. Operating Hand Saw
- Noise exposure
- Tool kickback
- 8. Cutting Timber
- Inhalation of wood dust
- Cuts and abrasions
- 9. Quality Check
- Splinters and sharp edges
- Musculoskeletal disorders from repetitive tasks
- 10. Clean up
- Noise exposure
- Injury from improper disposal of scraps
- 11. Maintenance of tools
- Electrical hazards
- Injury from improper storage
- 12. Disposal of Waste Material
- Injury from improper disposal
- Environmental harm
- 13. Returning tools and equipment
- Trip and fall hazard
- Incorrect handling of tools
- 14. Reviewing work performed
- Missed safety checks
- Mistakes not caught
- 15. Report to management
- Lack of communication
- Misinterpretation