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The Welder Operation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper setup
- inappropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
- 2. Equipment Check
- Electrical faults
- faulty equipment
- 3. Site Inspection
- Obstacles in the working area
- improper lighting
- 4. Welding Process Start
- Fumes and gases
- weld spatters
- 5. Welding Operation
- Electric shock
- fire and explosions
- burns
- 6. Material Handling
- Manual lifting injuries
- cuts from sharp objects
- 7. Equipment Maintenance
- Unexpected start-up of equipment
- exposure to hazardous energy
- 8. Respiratory Protection
- Inhalation of toxic fumes and gases
- inadequate ventilation
- 9. Eye and Face Protection
- Spatter
- harmful radiation
- flying metal particles
- 10. Protective Clothing and PPE Use
- Burns from molten metal
- UV injury to the skin
- 11. Post-Welding Operations
- Trip hazards from clutter
- hot residual materials
- 12. Machine Shutdown
- Unanticipated machine activation
- energy discharge
- 13. Clean-Up Process
- Slips
- falls
- injuries from sharp objects
- 14. Waste Disposal
- Improper handling of hazardous waste
- skin contact with harmful substances
- 15. Review and Reporting
- Errors in accident reports
- injuries not being properly reported