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The Using Trowels Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- improper lifting techniques
- 2. Select Tools
- Incorrect tools for the job
- trowel sharpness
- 3. Safety Check
- Fails to notice damage to trowel
- unaware of safety procedure
- 4. Handle Trowel
- Injury from incorrect grip
- repetitive strain injury
- 5. Applying Material
- Skin irritation from materials
- eye injuries
- 6. Spreading Materials
- Overexertion
- inappropriate postures
- 7. Shape Surface
- Mishandling of trowel
- dust inhalation
- 8. Smoothing Surface
- Repetitive movements causing strain
- cuts from trowel
- 9. Final Inspection
- Fails to identify mistakes
- slips
- trips and falls
- 10. Clean up
- Heaviness of delivering material
- skin contact with material
- 11. Maintenance of Trowels
- Risks of cuts whilst cleaning
- equipment malfunction
- 12. Disposal of Waste
- Sharp objects
- hazardous substances
- 13. Storage of Tools
- Tripping hazards
- unsecured equipment falling
- 14. Review Work
- Exhaustion leading to lack of attention
- clumsy handling of tools
- 15. Incident Reporting
- Inadequate training or knowledge
- underestimation of incident severity