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The Using Vacuum Sealers Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Electrical hazards
- Finger injuries from sharp seal edges
- 2. Installing Protective Equipment
- Incorrect PPE use
- Slippage hazards
- 3. Checking Sealer's power supply
- Electric shock
- Short circuit risks
- 4. Testing vacuum sealer functionality
- Overheating
- Loud noise levels
- 5. Placing bag into vacuum sealer
- Pinching/Cutting fingers
- Damaging the bag
- 6. Operating seals button
- Electrical Hazard
- Inappropriate pressure applied
- 7. Removing sealed bags
- Sharp edges
- Hot surfaces
- 8. Cleaning vacuum sealer
- Exposure to cleaning chemicals
- Slippery surface
- 9. Maintenance
- Electrocution
- Injury from moving parts
- 10. Storage
- Strains from lifting
- Falling objects
- 11. Moving the equipment
- Physical strains
- Collisions with obstacles
- 12. Post-usage checks
- Electrical hazards
- overuse/strain injuries
- 13. Troubleshooting
- Electrical shocks
- Burns/Scalds
- 14. Safe disposal of waste
- Cut/Puncture injuries
- Chemical exposure
- 15. Reporting defects or issues
- Inadequate communication
- further equipment damages
- 16. Mitigation of risks
- Inadequate training
- lack of understanding
- 17. Decommissioning/Repair of sealer
- Electrocution
- injury from moving parts
- 18. Training for new workers
- Miscommunication or confusion
- inadequate skill level
- 19. Regular inspections
- Overlooked hazards
- repetitive strain injuries
- 20. Emergency Procedures
- Panic in case of emergency
- incorrect procedures followed