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The Wet Grinding And Cutting Work Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unexpected start-up of equipment
- Operator slips
- trips or falls
- 2. Area Setup
- Falling objects
- excessive noise
- machine vibration
- 3. Equipment Inspection
- Potential for electrical shock
- inadequate guarding
- 4. Mount Blade/ Disc
- Cutting self on sharp edges
- improper fitting leading to injury
- 5. Operate Grinder
- Projectiles from cutting material
- burns from hot metal sparks
- 6. Adjusting Machine Settings
- Moving parts causing entanglement or crushing
- electric shock
- 7. Wet Grinding
- Exposure to water and electricity
- slipping on wet surfaces
- 8. Cutting Work
- Flying debris
- heat exposure causing burns
- 9. Cooling Work Piece
- Thermal burns from hot materials
- steam exposure
- 10. Clean the Work Area
- Slips and trips due to wet floor
- sharp objects left behind
- 11. Removal of Debris
- Eye injury from flying debris
- lifting heavy materials
- 12. Maintaining Equipment
- Contact with hot surfaces
- electric shock
- moving parts
- 13. Dismantle Equipment
- Electric shock
- crushing injuries
- 14. Store Equipment
- Heavy lifting causing back injury
- improper storage leading to accidents
- 15. Report Any Incidents
- Failure to report leading to future incidents
- stress