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The Utilise A Metal Shear Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect use of personal protective equipment
- Insufficient training
- 2. Positioning machine
- Pinch points and sharp edges
- Heavy lifting
- 3. Pre-operation checks
- Poor condition of machine
- Unplanned start-up
- 4. Materials loading
- Struck by material
- Manual handling injuries
- 5. Operating metal shear
- Noise exposure
- Contact with moving parts
- 6. Reloading metal
- Fall of material
- Manual handling injuries
- 7. Quality checking and monitoring
- Ergonomic hazards
- Eye strain
- 8. Fault finding (if applicable)
- Exposure to live parts
- Contact with moving parts
- 9. Shear cutting adjustments
- Trapped fingers
- Noise exposure
- 10. Cleaning and maintenance
- Chemical exposure
- Slip or trip hazard
- 11. Unloading cut pieces
- Visually obstructed
- Manual handling injuries
- 12. Dealing with waste materials
- Punctures from offcuts
- Handling hazardous material
- 13. Machine shut-down
- Unplanned start-up
- Burn hazards from hot parts
- 14. Housekeeping
- Exposure to dust
- Slips and falls due to untidy work area
- 15. Reporting
- Incorrectly completed documentation
- Overlooking a hazard
- 16. Emergency procedures
- Inadequate response to fire or injury
- Panic in a crisis
- 17. Review of task
- Overcoming newly identified hazards
- Lessons not learnt