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The Spontaneous Glass Breakage Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper equipment
- Lack of training
- 2. Inspecting Glass
- Slips
- cuts from sharp edges
- 3. Loading/Unloading Glass
- Manual handling injuries
- falling objects
- 4. Cutting Glass
- Cuts from sharp edges
- dust inhalation
- 5. Grinding Edges
- Eye damage from flying particles
- hand-arm vibration syndrome
- 6. Transporting Cut Glass
- Collisions
- manual handling injuries
- 7. Thermally Tempering Glass
- Burns
- explosion
- 8. Quality Checks
- Use of incorrect or falsified data
- slips and falls
- 9. Packaging
- Strains from lifting
- puncture wounds
- 10. Storage Management
- Falling glass panels
- disorderly storage area
- 11. Shipping
- Broken/damaged packages
- heavy lifting
- 12. Dealing with Breakages
- Cuts from broken glass
- contamination
- 13. Waste Disposal
- Contamination
- injury from sharp items
- 14. Maintenance
- Machinery malfunctions
- electrical faults
- 15. Emergency Procedures
- Insufficient knowledge of procedures
- panic during emergency
- 16. Decommissioning
- Improper disposal
- potential for injury during dismantling
- 17. Cleaning and Housekeeping
- Chemical exposure
- cuts from waste material
- 18. Safety Audits and Reviews
- Missed hazards
- falsification of data
- 19. Training Programs
- Insufficient training
- lack of knowledge retention
- 20. HR Management
- Workplace stress
- inappropriate conduct