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The Sandblasting Machine Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Dust inhalation
- Trips and Falls' hazards
- 2. Equipment Check
- Machinery malfunction
- Unplanned machine start
- 3. Setting Up Work Area
- Slippery surfaces
- Inadequate lighting
- 4. Loading Sand
- Manual handling injuries
- Dust inhalation
- 5. Operating Machine
- Noise exposure
- Exposure to flying debris
- 6. Manual Sandblasting
- Skin exposure to abrasive materials
- Eye injury
- 7. Pausing Work
- Unattended machinery
- Unsecured work area
- 8. Cleaning the Work Area
- Hand injuries from cleaning
- Fall injury during cleaning
- 9. Unloading Sand
- Manual handling injuries
- Dust inhalation
- 10. Removing Protective Gear
- Contact with residual abrasive materials
- Tripping over gear
- 11. Machine Maintenance
- Injury from machinery parts
- Electrical shock
- 12. Waste Disposal
- Exposure to hazardous waste
- Heavy lifting injury
- 13. Document Review
- Distraction leading to mistakes
- Misinterpretation of information
- 14. Debriefing Team
- Miscommunication
- Fatigue causing lack of focus
- 15. Packing up Equipment
- Tripping over equipment
- Manual handling injuries
- 16. Leaving Site
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Vehicle-related incident