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The Tightening Fan Belts Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping over tools
- exposure to harmful dust
- 2. Isolation of Machine
- Electrical shock
- unintentional machine start-up
- 3. Lockout/Tagout process
- Failure to properly lock or tag
- incorrect procedure followed
- 4. Verification
- Machine accidentally starting up
- omitted lockout/tagout
- 5. Work Equipment Check
- Faulty equipment
- substandard tools
- 6. Positioning for Work
- Crushing injury
- falling from height
- 7. Removal of old fan belt
- Snags and sharp edges
- hazardous waste disposal
- 8. Inspection of pulleys and shafts
- Cuts and abrasions
- moving parts
- 9. Installation of new fan belt
- Incorrect installation
- moving parts
- 10. Tension Adjustment
- Inappropriate use of tools
- hand injuries
- 11. Closure of machine guards
- Finger entrapment
- not securely fastened
- 12. Removal of lockouts/tags
- Incomplete removal
- missing tags
- 13. Power Restoration
- Unexpected machine startup
- electrocution
- 14. Functional Test
- Failed test
- unexpected faults
- 15. Clean Up
- Injury from leftover materials
- slipping on wet surfaces
- 16. Review and Documentation
- Omissions in documentation
- failure to update safety procedures
- 17. Post Maintenance Check & Test
- Injury due to faulty equipment
- unexpected machine startup
- 18. Return to Normal Operation
- Operator error
- hazardous leftovers arise
- 19. Debrief and Safety Recap
- Non-compliance with safety protocol
- omitted hazards in discussion
- 20. Final Equipment Check
- Missed faults in equipment
- previously unnoticed hazards