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The Using Snips And Cutters Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect use of tools
- Slips
- and trips
- 2. Tool Inspection
- Faulty equipment
- Cuts and abrasions
- 3. Cutting Measures
- Cuts and abrasions
- Material fly off
- 4. Bent Snipping
- Strain injury
- Cuts and abrasions
- 5. Trim Cutting
- Cuts and abrasions
- Eye injuries from flying debris
- 6. Straight Snipping
- Hand strain
- Cuts and abrasions
- 7. Disposal of Cut Offs
- Cuts and abrasions
- Slip and trip hazards
- 8. Tool Maintenance
- Hand strain
- Horrible cutting edge accidents
- 9. Workplace Cleaning
- Slips due to cut-offs on floor
- Poor hygiene
- 10. Tool Storage
- Inadvertent activation of tool
- potential trip hazard
- 11. Sharpening Tools
- Eye injuries
- Cuts and skin abrasions
- 12. Equipment Check
- Faulty equipment leading to bad performance
- 13. Task Completion Procedure
- Improper shutting down process
- accidental equipment activation
- 14. Emergency Procedures Training
- Lack of knowledge resulting in worsened situation
- 15. Implement Safety Measures
- Complacency
- negligence leading to potential accidents