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The Steel Smoothing With Disc Grinder Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate training
- improper PPE
- 2. Equipment Inspection
- Defective equipment
- improper handling
- 3. Setting the Grinding Disc
- Incorrect disc fitted
- explosion of disc
- 4. Positioning the Material
- Moving heavy objects
- improper grip
- 5. Using the Disc Grinder
- Metal splinters
- noise
- vibration
- dust
- 6. Resharpening the Grinding Disc
- Improper technique
- sharp edges
- 7. Cooling down the Equipment
- Burns from hot equipment
- fire hazards
- 8. Cleaning up the Work Area
- Slips
- trips and falls
- dust inhalation
- 9. Performing Maintenance
- Electric shock
- moving parts injury
- 10. Changing Grinding Disc
- Incorrect disc fitting
- sharp edges
- 11. Securing the Work Piece
- Poorly secured work pieces
- moving objects
- 12. Checking Final Quality
- Sharp edges
- flying particles
- 13. Packing & Transporting Finished Pieces
- Manual handling
- falling objects
- 14. Emergency Handling
- Improper procedure
- panic during emergencies
- 15. Waste Disposal
- Handling sharps
- exposure to hazardous substances
- 16. Power Down Procedures
- Hostile environment
- electrical hazards
- 17. Record Keeping
- Paper cuts
- eye strain
- stress
- 18. Final Cleanup
- Dust & debris
- tool misplacement
- 19. Equipment Storage
- Improper lifting
- tripping over equipment
- 20. Safety Reevaluation
- Overlooking hazards
- complacency