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The Soldering During Stained Glass Creations Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Exposure to hazardous fumes
- Unprotected skin contact with harmful substances
- Electrical hazards from soldering iron
- 2. Soldering Equipment Setup
- Inappropriate equipment setup
- Electrical hazards
- Burns and fires from heated tools
- Slips
- trips or falls from poor housekeeping
- 3. Material Handling
- Manual handling injuries
- Cuts from sharp metal foils
- Glass breakages causing injury
- 4. Soldering Process
- Accidental burns from heated tools
- Exposure to lead and flux
- Eye injuries from bright light or flying debris
- Inhalation of harmful fumes
- 5. Flux Application
- Chemical inhalations
- Accidental ingestion or absorption through skin
- 6. Grinding and Polishing
- Noise
- vibration
- dust inhalation
- Eye injuries from flying particles
- 7. Assembly
- Manual handling injuries
- Sharp edges causing lacerations
- 8. Cleaning Up
- Slips
- trips or falls due to untidy work area
- Manual handling of heavy waste containers
- 9. Post-Operational Inspection
- Workplace stress due to tight deadlines
- Hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS)
- 10. Maintenance and Storage
- Unsafe storage leading to damages or accident
- Electrical faults in idle machinery causing fire hazards
- 11. Training
- Incorrect use of machinery and tools due to lack of knowledge
- Inadequate training leading to non-compliance with safety procedures
- 12. Waste Disposal
- Chemical exposures from waste
- Cuts
- puncture wounds or other injuries due to inappropriate disposal of broken glasses or sharp materials
- 13. Emergency Procedures
- Fire from electrical faults or mishandling of materials
- Lack of knowledge in handling emergency situations
- 14. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Flawed or damaged PPE
- Non-compliance in wearing PPE or incorrect use
- 15. Regular Safety Checks
- Oversight leading to undetected hazards
- Workplace complacency contributing to increased risk exposure