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The Smelting Plant Operations Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Exposure to heat
- Risk of fire
- Slipping/Tripping
- Noise exposure
- 2. Material Handling
- Heavy lifting
- falling objects
- Exposure to hot materials
- 3. Machine Operation
- Entanglement
- Crushing
- Cuts or Severing
- Noise exposure
- 4. Maintenance tasks
- Electrical shocks
- Exposure to chemicals
- falls from height
- 5. Product Inspection
- Molten metal splash
- burns from hot materials
- 6. Loading/Unloading Smelting Plant
- Falls from height
- Material drop during load/unload
- Collision
- 7. Waste Disposal
- Contact with hazardous substances
- Manual handling injuries
- 8. Cleanup & Housekeeping
- Slips/Trips/Falls
- Contact with hazardous substances
- 9. Emergency Response
- Inadequate training
- Lack of emergency procedures
- 10. Equipment Shutdown
- Electrical shock
- Unexpected startup
- Burns from residual heat
- 11. Decontamination Process
- Exposure to hazardous chemical
- Inhaling toxic fumes
- 12. Lathe Operations
- Cuts/abrasions from sharp edges
- Caught in moving machinery
- 13. Wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Improper fit
- Faulty PPE
- Ignorance of use
- 14. Regular Training Programs
- Lack of knowledge
- Ignorance towards safety measures
- 15. Spillage Management
- Slippery surfaces
- Hazardous substance contact
- 16. Quality control check
- Exposure to radiation
- Exposure to hazardous materials
- 17. Transporting goods
- Collision
- Overloading
- 18. Verification Process
- Miscommunication
- Lack of awareness of procedure
- 19. Equipment repair and replacement
- Caught in/between equipment
- Electrical shock
- Fire explosion risk
- 20. Reporting & Documentation
- Mistakes in reporting
- Miscommunication