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The Drilling Through Hard Materials Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping over materials
- Electrical hazard
- 2. Machine Selection
- Machine malfunction
- Incorrect machine for the job
- 3. Material Handling
- Lifting heavy materials
- Material breakage
- 4. Drill Bit Selection
- Using dull or inappropriate drill bit
- Hand injury
- 5. Positioning Material
- Incorrect positioning causing unnecessary strain
- Material slippage
- 6. Drilling Process
- Flying debris
- Excessive noise
- 7. Tool Changeover
- Improper handling of tools
- Accidentally triggering machine
- 8. Manual Feed
- Hand entrapment/entanglement
- Loss of control over material
- 9. Removing Waste
- Sharp debris
- Chemical exposure from coolants and lubricants
- 10. Quality Check
- Subpar drilled part leading to rejection
- Eye strain due to prolonged inspection
- 11. Maintenance
- Electrical hazard during maintenance
- Improper handling of parts
- 12. Storage
- Improper storage leading to damage
- Tripping hazard
- 13. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Check
- Inadequate or damaged PPE
- Misuse of PPE
- 14. Housekeeping
- Wet floors leading to slips
- trip and falls
- Untidiness leading to disorganisation and inefficiencies
- 15. Reporting
- Not reporting incidents or injuries
- Insufficient training on how to report