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Key Features:
• Uniform Structure: Each template includes clearly defined sections for job steps, potential hazards, risk matrices, control measures, and emergency procedures.
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• Regulatory Compliance: Built to align with Australia’s WHS legislation and Codes of Practice, these templates include guidance notes and reference links to help you stay compliant.
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The Sheet Shearing Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Contracting or spreading diseases
- 2. Equipment Check
- Injuries due to faulty equipment
- Electrical shock
- 3. Surroundings Assessment
- Falling objects
- Work area instability
- 4. Material Handling
- Strains and sprains
- Crushing injuries
- 5. Sheet Shearing
- Cutting or shearing injuries
- Exposure to harmful dust
- 6. Waste Disposal
- Chemical exposure
- Muscle strains from heavy lifting
- 7. Machine Operation
- Trapping injuries
- Noise-induced hearing loss
- 8. Regular Cleaning
- Exposure to harmful cleaning chemicals
- Eye inflammation or infection
- 9. Post-Operational Check
- Fire risk
- Mechanical hazards
- 10. Maintenance Tasks
- Electrical shock
- Burns from hot parts
- 11. Breakdown Response
- Stress-induced accidents
- Poor decision-making risk
- 12. Dealing with Incidents
- Emotional trauma
- Potential for worsening injury
- 13. Equipment Storage
- Incorrect storage hazards
- Tripping over unused equipment
- 14. System Shutdown
- Electrical hazards
- Mistakes in system shutdown
- 15. Evaluation & Reporting
- Bureaucratic errors
- Missed incidents