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The Wielding Of Heavy Hammer Tools Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Mishandling of tools
- Inadequate training
- 2. Transporting heavy tools
- Muscle Strain
- Slips and trips
- 3. Positioning the tool
- Incorrect posture
- Strikes from falling tools
- 4. Gripping the hammer
- Wrong grip
- Repetitive strain injuries
- 5. Wielding the hammer
- Eye injuries from flying debris
- Hand injuries
- Strain injuries
- slips and falls
- 6. Repeated use of hammer
- Fatigue
- Repetitive strain injuries
- Debris in eyes
- 7. Maintaining and servicing hammer
- Inadequate maintenance
- Using wrong spare parts
- 8. Incorrect usage of hammer
- Strikes from misfires
- Shattering of hammer head
- 9. Finishing work
- Negligence to clean up area
- Leaving hammer unattended
- 10. Storing the hammer
- Tripping over misplaced tools
- Dropped tools when improperly stored
- 11. Regular inspection
- Missing physical hazards due to lack of thoroughness
- 12. Emergency management
- Late response due to poor communication
- Increased harm due to panic
- 13. Failure analysis
- Skipping steps in analysis causing recurring problems
- 14. Control measure review
- Not updating controls based on changes
- 15. Training reinforcement
- Inadequate safety training
- Non-compliance due to complacency
- 16. Incident reporting
- Miscommunication
- Inconclusive incident probing
- 17. Wearing of personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Inadequate or incorrect PPE worn
- Non-compliance with PPE
- 18. Hammer replacement and upgrade
- Operating tools beyond safe lifespan
- using technologically outdated equipment
- 19. Risk assessment review
- Not updating risks based on changes
- 20. Policy and procedural changes review
- Non-compliance due to policy inconsistencies
- Obsolete procedures not removed