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The Use Rotary Wire Brushes Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper training
- Electrical faults
- 2. Check equipment
- Faulty wire brushes
- Contact with electricity
- 3. Safety gear check
- Inadequate personal protective equipment(PPE)
- Ignorance on using PPE
- 4. Workspace assessment
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Inadequate lighting
- 5. Use of Rotary wire brushes
- Injuries from broken wire bristles
- Noise-induced hearing loss
- 6. Maintenance of brushes
- Hazards from sharp points
- Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
- 7. Waste Disposal
- Exposures to hazardous substances
- Punctures or cuts from discarded materials
- 8. Manual handling
- Muscular strains
- Back injuries
- 9. Storing equipment
- Equipment falling over
- Tripping over unorganised equipment
- 10. Shutdown process
- Accidental restarts
- Unattended equipment
- 11. Confirm isolation
- Electrical shock
- Unexpected machine operation
- 12. Tools collection
- Cutting injury
- Incorrect use of tools
- 13. Cleaning workspace
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Chemical hazards
- 14. Report any issues
- Failure to communicate
- Lack of follow-up on reported issues
- 15. Review work
- Omission of safety protocols
- Oversights in hazard inspection