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The Sharpening Blades And Cutters Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Accidental cuts
- Slips and falls due to wet floors
- 2. Inspection of Equipment
- Faulty equipment
- Electrical shocks
- 3. Sharpening Process
- Eye injuries from metal fragments
- Noise-related injuries
- 4. Cleaning Up
- Chemical exposure
- Cuts from sharp tools
- 5. Disposing Waste Material
- Contaminated waste exposure
- Cuts from shards
- 6. Maintenance of Tools
- Injuries from improper handling
- Electrical hazards
- 7. Checking blade alignment
- Cut hazards
- Pinch points
- 8. Testing Equipment
- Unanticipated operation/ movement
- Axial loading
- 9. Tool Spot Check
- Incorrect tool use
- Ignoring safety procedures
- 10. Repairing Damaged Blades
- Cut hazards
- Chemical exposure
- 11. Replacing Worn Out Blades
- Manual handling strains/injuries
- Sharp edge injury
- 12. Oiling and Lubricating
- Slip and fall
- Skin irritation by lubricants
- 13. Blade Adjustment
- Finger injuries
- Blade slippage
- 14. Storing Blades and cutters
- Trip and falls
- Incorrect storage causing damage or injury
- 15. End shift procedure
- Fatigue
- Poor lighting
- 16. Restarting the Workflow Procedure
- Electrical faults
- Mechanical injury
- 17. Equipment Handover
- Miscommunication hazards
- Unanticipated operation/ movement
- 18. Reporting Defected Blades
- Not reporting in a timely manner
- Mishandling
- 19. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate understanding of emergency procedures
- Panic injuries
- 20. Training and familiarity with equipment
- Operating without sufficient training
- Not understanding safety limits and protocols