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The Use Of Lathes And Grinders Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Risk of injury from moving parts
- risk of electrical shock
- 2. Setting up the lathe
- Risk of contact with rotating parts
- trapping fingers
- 3. Working with the grinder
- Dust inhalation
- noise-induced hearing loss
- 4. Adjusting the machine settings
- Contact with hot surfaces
- entanglement in moving parts
- 5. Checking material suitability
- Risk of injury from flying debris
- exposure to harmful substances
- 6. Loading material into lathe
- Machinery crush injuries
- musculoskeletal injuries
- 7. Operating the grinder
- Accidental start up issues
- equipment malfunctioning leading to injuries
- 8. Finishing and inspecting the workpiece
- Exposure to sharp edges
- fine dusts
- and hot surfaces
- 9. Cleaning up and maintenance
- Slippery surfaces due to cleaning
- contact with harmful cleaning chemicals
- 10. Shutdown procedure
- Risk of electrical shock during shutting down
- unexpected machine restarts
- 11. Storage and transportation
- Musculoskeletal injuries due to heavy lifting
- slip
- trip and falls
- 12. Emergency procedures
- Inadequate safety knowledge can lead to panic during emergencies
- improper usage of emergency tools
- 13. Periodic inspection and testing
- Unsafe conditions unnoticed due to lack of regular inspections and testing
- unplanned breakdown of machinery
- 14. Training and instruction
- Inadequate safety knowledge
- misunderstanding of instructions
- 15. Use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Incorrect usage of PPE
- inadequate PPE leading to potential exposure to hazards
- 16. Waste disposal
- Exposure to harmful waste materials
- physical injuries due to improper handling of waste
- 17. Ensuring sufficient ventilation
- Poor air quality due to insufficient ventilation
- risk of respiratory problems
- 18. Regular monitoring and reviewing of control measures
- Existence of unidentified risks due to lack of regular reviews
- 19. Noise control measures
- Noisy environment leading to distress or distraction
- long term hearing issues
- 20. Spotting and reporting unsafe conditions
- Untreated hazards due to late identification and reporting by the workers