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The Wearing Of Safety Goggles Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Eye irritation from dust
- Injury from flying objects
- 2. Checking and fitting goggles
- Incorrect usage of goggles
- Broken or faulty equipment
- 3. General use
- Dust entry around goggles
- Light refraction causing sight difficulty
- 4. Using power tools
- Particles or sparks striking the eye
- 5. Welding operations
- Welding flash
- Hot slag getting under goggles
- 6. Working with chemicals
- Chemical splash
- Vapours affecting vision
- 7. Clean up after work
- Foreign body in eye from debris
- 8. Removing goggles safely
- No proper cleaning leading to infections
- Goggles stuck
- causing injury
- 9. Maintenance of safety goggles
- Scratches on lens affecting visibility
- Unfit parts causing discomfort or injury
- 10. Reporting and documentation
- Incorrect or incomplete reporting of safety incidents
- 11. Training for goggle safety
- Insufficient understanding of necessary protocols
- Inadequate practice using goggles
- 12. Handling of damaged or broken goggles
- Risk of glass or sharp pieces causing injury
- Incorrect disposal leading to scattered hazards
- 13. Storage of goggles post-use
- Incorrect storage leading to cascade of unsafe events
- Damage causing unfit for usage
- 14. Regular inspection of goggles
- Missed or incomplete inspections leading to unseen risks
- Use of unfit equipment
- 15. Dealing with emergency situations
- Lack of quick response to eye injury
- Inadequate first aid provision
- 16. Revision and updating of safety procedures
- Outdated protocols
- Ignored revisions leading to increased risks
- 17. Disposal of old/damaged goggles
- Unsafe handling causing injury
- Incorrect disposal producing environmental hazards
- 18. Recognition of non-conformities/unsafe practices
- Unseen hazards due to lack of vigilance
- Non-reporting of unsafe practises
- 19. Encouraging open dialogue about safety
- Missed feedback or suggestions leading to potential risks
- Lack of transparency increasing danger
- 20. Ensuring sufficient supply of goggles
- Shortage leading to non-compliance with safety measures
- Overstock leading to storage issues