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The Utilise An Arc Welder Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trips
- slips or falls
- Unsecured equipment
- 2. Site Setup
- Electrocution from faulty electrical connections
- Falling objects
- 3. Equipment Check
- Burns from hot equipment
- Electric shock from faulty equipment
- 4. Safety Gear Inspection
- Inadequate protective gear
- Fumes or airborne contaminants
- 5. Pre-operation Inspection
- Electric shock
- Electromagnetic fields
- 6. Electrode Selection
- Incorrect electrode choice can cause weld failure
- Eye injury from sparks
- 7. Striking the Arc
- Arc rays causing burns or eye injury
- Noise causing hearing damage
- 8. Welding Process
- Fumes and gases
- Fire and explosions from flammable materials
- 9. Cool Down Period
- Burns from hot welded material or equipment
- Eye injuries from looking at cooling weld
- 10. Final Inspection
- Deflection of weld
- Cracks or porosity in the weld
- 11. Clean Up
- Injury from moving heavy loads
- Slips
- trips
- or falls from untidy area
- 12. Maintenance of Tools
- Electric shock from faulty tools
- Cuts or scrapes from handling tools
- 13. Storage
- Fire hazard from improper storage of flammable gases
- Trip hazard from improperly stored items
- 14. Communication and Training
- Inadequate knowledge causing misuse of equipment
- Poor communication leading to accidents
- 15. Evaluation and Continual Improvement
- Failure to improve safety measures leading to recurring issues
- Lack of followup on reported hazards