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The Sawing Operations Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- incorrect manual handling
- 2. Equipment check
- Electrical hazards
- faulty equipment
- 3. Maintenance run
- Tool misuse
- exposure to dust
- 4. Operation commencement
- Improper operation
- body part injury
- 5. Material loading
- Heavy lifting
- improper footing
- 6. Material alignment
- Tool slippage
- sharp edges
- 7. Blade commencement
- Cutting injuries
- eye damage from sparks
- 8. Material Sawing
- Noise pollution
- vibration distress
- 9. Quality Check
- Pinching hazards
- ingestion of toxins
- 10. Unloading material
- Load overturn
- strain injuries
- 11. Equipment Shutdown
- Entanglement hazards
- electrical shocks
- 12. Cleaning activity
- Chemical exposure
- slips
- and falls
- 13. Waste Disposal
- Waste contamination
- hazardous leaks
- 14. Safety Checks
- Incomplete safety protocol
- overlooked damages
- 15. Reporting
- Insufficient reporting
- miscommunication
- 16. Review and Monitoring
- Insufficient supervision
- monitoring lapses
- 17. Emergency Management
- Inadequate familiarisation with emergency protocol
- delay in response
- 18. Worker Rotation
- Fatigue and stress
- insufficient break times
- 19. Training and Competency checks
- Misunderstanding instructions
- inadequate skills
- 20. Work Area Securing
- Unsecured work area
- unauthorized access