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The Cylinder Printing Press Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Poor manual handling practices
- inadequate training
- 2. Press setup
- Crushing hazards during press adjustments
- machine trapping body parts
- 3. Ink supply and maintenance
- Skin irritation due to ink chemicals
- inhalation of harmful fumes
- 4. Plate mounting
- Sharp edges causing cuts
- improper alignment leading to wasted materials
- 5. Paper feeding
- Paper jams causing fingers to be trapped
- use of excessive force causing injuries
- 6. Press operation
- Noise-induced hearing loss
- entanglement in moving parts
- 7. Quality inspection
- Eye strain due to insufficient lighting
- poor ergonomics
- 8. Adjustments & troubleshooting
- Electric shock due to damaged wiring
- equipment falling or slipping
- 9. Clean-up
- Exposure to chemical solvents
- slippery floors leading to slips and falls
- 10. Waste disposal
- Injuries from lifting heavy waste materials
- hazardous chemicals leakage
- 11. Machine shutdown
- Electrical hazards
- uncontrolled release of stored energy
- 12. Maintenance
- Unauthorised access to the press during maintenance
- working at heights risks