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The Use Vertical Drilling Machines Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect setup
- Inadequate training
- 2. Equipment Check
- Equipment malfunction
- electrical faults
- 3. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Assessment
- Incorrect PPE
- inadequate PPE
- 4. Area Setup
- Unsecured work area
- tripping hazards
- 5. Machine Operation
- Entanglement
- flying debris
- 6. Drill Bit Installation
- Hand injuries
- incorrect drill bit installation
- 7. Depth Gauge Setting
- Incorrect setting
- gauge fail
- 8. Plunge Drilling
- Flying debris
- dust inhalation
- noise pollution
- 9. Cleaning the Workspace
- Chemical exposure
- incl. cutting fluids
- 10. Maintenance Check
- Electrical faults
- equipment malfunction
- 11. Drill Bit Removal
- Hand injuries
- drill bit breakage
- 12. Machine Shut Down and Secure
- Machine not turned off correctly
- unsecured equipment
- 13. Waste Disposal
- Improper disposal methods
- chemical exposure
- 14. Noise Monitoring
- Noise induced hearing loss
- overexposure to loud sources
- 15. Review and Report
- Inadequate post-operational checks
- failure to report faults or risks
- 16. Safety Training Update
- Miscommunication of safety standards
- inadequate training
- 17. Regular Audits
- Failure to spot workplace hazards
- poor safety habits
- 18. Emergency Plan
- Absence of
- or faulty
- emergency equipment
- inadequate evacuation plan
- 19. Machine Transport
- Mishandling
- potential for dropping and subsequent injury
- 20. Decommissioning
- Lack of procedures
- unqualified personnel