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The Work On Highly Mechanised Equipment Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- improper use of personal protective equipment
- 2. Equipment Pre-checks
- Failure to identify damaged equipment
- lack of knowledge about device operation
- 3. Powering up Equipment
- Electrocution or electric shock
- unintentional startup
- 4. Load Moving Materials
- Falls from height
- get caught between objects
- overexertion
- 5. Adjusting Settings
- Mishandling controls
- adjusting while machine in operation
- 6. Operate the Machine
- Handling materials manually
- inhaling harmful substances
- 7. Equipment Maintenance
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- faulty equipment
- 8. Unplugging Equipment
- Electrocution
- faulty plugs leading to fire
- 9. Equipment Cleaning
- Contact with cleaning chemicals can cause harm
- Wet surfaces may lead to falling
- 10. Handling Waste Materials
- Physical strain due to heavy lifting
- exposure to hazardous waste
- 11. Power Down Equipment
- Electrocution
- damage from improper shutdown procedures
- 12. Equipment Storage
- Injury due to improperly stored items
- trip hazards
- 13. Inspection & Reporting Defects
- Missed early warning signs of equipment failure
- reporting delays
- 14. Emergency Procedure Familiarisation
- Ignorance about emergency exits and procedures
- lack of knowledge about first aid
- 15. Final Clean up
- Improper waste disposal
- hazard due to left-over materials on site