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The Using Handheld Electric Tools Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- electrical shock
- 2. Tool Selection
- Incorrect tool for job
- tool malfunction
- 3. Pre-Use Check
- Faulty equipment
- injuries from faulty tools
- 4. Setting Up
- Incorrect setup
- electrical hazards
- 5. Work Area Prep
- Insufficient space
- poor lighting
- 6. Power Connection
- Improper grounding
- electric shock
- 7. Tool Operation
- Misuse of tool
- Hearing damage from noise
- 8. Material Handling
- Cuts
- repetitive strain injury
- 9. Adjustments
- Unsafe adjustments
- equipment breakage
- 10. Maintenance & Servicing
- Electric shock
- burns from hot components
- 11. Breakdown and Clean up
- Slips
- trips and falls
- chemical exposure
- 12. Safety Checks
- Regular equipment check neglected
- ignoring safety warning signs
- 13. Storage
- Incorrect storage causing damage or loss
- 14. Training and Supervision
- Lack of training leading to misuse
- unsupervised operation leading to injury
- 15. Battery Charging (if applicable)
- Fire risk
- explosion risk
- 16. Disposal of Waste
- Improper waste disposal
- chemical exposure
- 17. Emergency Procedures
- Lack of safety procedures
- panicking in emergencies
- 18. Personal Protective Equipment(PPE) Usage
- Inadequate PPE
- incorrect usage of PPE
- 19. Reports and records keeping
- Falsifying reports
- skipping records keeping
- 20. Safety Audits
- Inaccurate auditing
- complacency towards safety standards