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The Vertical Borer Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate training
- improper personal protective equipment (PPE) usage
- 2. Equipment inspection
- Faulty equipment
- lack of periodic maintenance
- 3. Operation start-up
- Loose fixture
- unauthorised personnel access
- 4. Machine Loading
- Manual lifting injury
- product damage
- 5. Machine Operation
- Caught in/between machine parts
- flying debris impact
- 6. Machine Adjustment
- Unintentional machine start
- incorrect tool selection
- 7. Piece production
- Excessive noise
- shavings debris
- 8. Quality Check
- Misinterpretation of measurement
- inaccurate gauging instruments
- 9. Unloading
- Manual lifting injury
- dropped materials
- 10. Cooling down
- Burns from hot surfaces
- trapped energy release
- 11. Clean-Up
- Trips and slips due to untidiness
- sharp object injuries
- 12. Breakdown process
- Electric shock
- miscommunication during lockout/tagout (LOTO)
- 13. Tool change
- Incorrect tool selection
- slipping due to improper grip
- 14. Maintenance
- Unexpected startup
- machinery damage
- 15. Post-inspection
- Overlooking damaged parts
- inadequate record keeping
- 16. Job completion
- Assembly left incomplete
- missing components
- 17. Shutdown
- Sudden energy release
- parts left loose
- 18. Documentation
- Inadequate record keeping
- missed inspection schedules
- 19. Training refresher
- Incomplete information sharing
- missing updates
- 20. Emergency evacuation
- Inadequate emergency protocol
- blocked routes