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The Cutting With Brick Saw Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- Electrical shock risk from power supply
- noise hazards
- 2. Inspecting the Saw
- Cuts and abrasions
- Equipment malfunction
- 3. Setting Up the Work Area
- Trip hazards
- Falling objects
- 4. Checking the Brick
- Dust inhalation
- Hand injury
- 5. Positioning the Brick
- Crush injury
- Back injury due to poor manual handling
- 6. Operating the Saw
- Kickback of saw
- Dust inhalation
- Noise hazard
- 7. Adjusting the Saw during Operation
- Contact with moving parts
- Unexpected machine startup
- 8. Lubricating the Saw Blade
- Chemical exposure
- Slippery surfaces
- 9. Changing the Saw Blade
- Contact with sharp blade
- Unexpected machine startup
- 10. Cleaning up Debris
- Trip hazards
- Exposure to harmful dust
- 11. Packing up Equipment
- Manual handling injury
- Electrical shock risk from power supply
- 12. Transporting Equipment
- Manual handling injury
- Vehicle collision
- 13. Storing the Saw
- Trip hazards
- Unintended start-up of machinery
- 14. Maintenance of Saw
- Contact with moving parts
- Exposure to harmful chemicals
- 15. Emergency Procedures
- Lack of knowledge or awareness
- Poor communication
- 16. Training of Personnel
- Inadequate skills or knowledge
- Poor safety culture
- 17. Regular Inspection and Review
- Lack of compliance with procedures
- Overlooked hazards
- 18. Disposal of Waste Materials
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Environmental impact
- 19. Decontamination of Work Area
- Exposure to harmful dust
- Leftover trip hazards
- 20. Documentation and Record Keeping
- Miscommunication
- Loss of important documents