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The Drilling Metal Surfaces Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Manual handling
- Tripping hazards
- Exposure to noise
- 2. Equipment setup
- Pinch points
- Electrical shock
- 3. Drilling metal surface
- Flying debris
- Excessive noise
- Hand-arm vibration syndrome
- 4. Manual lifting of drilled metal components
- Manual handling injuries
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- 5. Inspecting drilled hole
- Eye injuries from small particles
- Ergonomic related problems due to constant bending
- 6. Cleaning up the drilled area
- Sharp debris causing cuts or puncture wounds
- Risk of slipping on oily surfaces
- Inhalation of metallic dust
- 7. Disposal of waste and debris
- Cutting or piercing due to sharp debris
- Manual handling
- 8. Loading drill machine onto storage
- Strains
- sprains and other soft tissue damage
- 9. Reporting any issues or concerns
- Stress from not identifying hazards properly
- Information misunderstanding
- 10. Regular drills maintenance
- Contact with sharp objects
- Poor posture during work activity
- 11. Changing drilling bit
- Pinching fingers
- Contact with moving parts
- 12. Material procurement for next set
- Heavy lifting
- Trip hazards
- 13. Checking drilling precision
- Eye strain
- Continuous focusing
- 14. Grinding rough edges
- Noise exposure
- Flying sparks
- 15. Shutdown procedure
- Faulty equipment
- Electric shock
- 16. Post-work inspection
- Incorrect information reporting
- Missing potential safety hazards
- 17. Storage of materials and accessories
- Manual handling
- Tripping hazards due to disorganised storage
- 18. Record and report work process
- Wrong data entry
- Loss of information
- 19. Regular safety training sessions
- Non-compliance with safety procedures
- Lack of communication
- 20. Review and update the SWMS
- Inadequate safety measures
- Outdated working practices