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The Operating Automated Coffee Machines Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- electrical shock from faulty equipment
- 2. Powering On Machine
- Electrical shock
- burn from hot surfaces
- 3. Bean Grinding
- Noise
- manual handling injuries from lifting heavy containers
- 4. Dosing and Tamping
- Repetitive strain injury
- equipment jam or malfunction
- 5. Pulling The Shot
- Scalds from hot water/steam
- eye injury from unexpected spray of coffee or hot water
- 6. Milk Steaming and Frothing
- Steam burns
- spills and scalds
- 7. Pouring and Serving Coffee
- Spills and scalds
- injuries from broken glass/crockery
- 8. Cleaning Machine Throughout Shift
- Chemical exposure
- slips from wet floor
- 9. Shutting Down Machine
- Burns from residual heat
- electrical shock
- 10. End of Day Clean-up
- Cuts from cleaning tools
- trips over discarded items
- chemical exposure during cleaning
- 11. Weekly Maintenance Check
- Injuries from disassembly/assembly
- electrical shock
- 12. Troubleshooting and Repair
- Electrocution
- injuries from improper use of tools
- 13. Handling Customer Complaints
- Verbal abuse from customers
- stress related issues
- 14. Emergency Procedures
- Injuries from panic during emergencies
- inadequate emergency response
- 15. Waste disposal
- Manual handling injuries
- slips and trips on spilled liquids or beans
- 16. Storage of Coffee Beans and other ingredients
- Exposure to pests
- heavy lifting
- 17. FIFO management (First-In, First-Out)
- Food poisoning from use of expired ingredients
- 18. Training and Induction for New Staff
- Misusing equipment
- ignorant to safety procedures
- 19. Customer Interaction
- Physical strain
- repetitive motion injuries
- 20. Restocking Ingredients and Supplies
- Falls from height
- manual handling injuries