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The Welding On Oil-Contaminated Materials Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Fire from oil residue
- Toxic fumes from burning oil
- 2. Area Clearing
- Injury from moving heavy materials
- Slips or falls from oil on the ground
- 3. Equipment Check
- Electric shock from malfunctioning equipment
- Cuts from improper handling of tools
- 4. PPE Check
- Injury from inadequate protection
- 5. Setting Up Welder
- Electrical fires from faulty wiring
- Eye damage from welder arc flash
- 6. Alignment of Materials
- Crush injuries from dropped materials
- Cuts from sharp edges
- 7. Initial Welding
- Fire from hot work sparks
- Heat-related illnesses
- 8. Inspection
- Inhalation of toxic fumes
- Eye injury from welding flash
- 9. Adjustments
- Burns from hot materials
- hand injuries from adjusting alignment
- 10. Final Welding
- Exposure to UV radiation
- Inhalation of toxic fumes
- 11. Cool Down Period
- Burns from hot materials
- Fire from oil residues not fully removed
- 12. Quality Checks
- Eye strain from detailed checks
- Repetitive strain injuries from tools
- 13. Clean-up
- Cuts from leftover materials
- Slips on oil residue
- 14. Documentation
- Repetitive Strain Injury from typing
- Eye strain from computer use
- 15. Material Disposal
- Cuts from discarded materials
- Injury from improper equipment handling
- 16. Equipment Shutdown
- Electrical shock from faulty equipment
- Burns from hot equipment
- 17. Final Area Clearing
- Trips and falls from debris
- Crush injuries from moving heavy materials
- 18. Handover Procedure
- Miscommunication leading to errors in future work
- Injury from rushed procedures
- 19. Debrief Meeting
- Exacerbation of physical fatigue
- Repetitive Strain Injury from note-taking
- 20. Health Monitoring
- Missed injury symptoms driving hazard
- Fatigue related hazards of being on site