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The Working Near Exposed Rotating Shafts Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Potential falling objects
- slips
- trips
- and falls
- exposure to harmful substances
- 2. Inspection of workplace
- Contact with moving machinery
- inadequate lighting
- 3. Safe working procedures training
- Inadequate training leading to accidents
- 4. Equipment setup
- Incorrect setup leading to malfunction
- electric shock
- 5. Verify safety measures
- Inadequate safety equipment
- absence of emergency response plans
- 6. Working near rotating shafts
- Exposure to noise
- impact from rotating parts
- 7. Regular checks of rotating shafts
- Accidental startup during inspection
- wear and tear leading to breakage
- 8. Routine maintenance of shafts
- Contact with hazardous materials
- unexpected movement of parts
- 9. Handling of materials and tools
- Incorrect manual handling leading to injury
- contact with sharp/rough surfaces
- 10. Workers’ health monitoring
- Exposure to harmful substances
- physical strain due to repetitive tasks
- 11. Emergency processes
- Unavailability of first aid kit
- lack of knowledge on evacuation procedure
- 12. Shutdown procedure
- Unexpected shutdown leading to accidents
- residual energy in machine
- 13. Cleanup after work
- Exposure to hazardous waste materials
- slips
- trips and falls due to improper cleaning
- 14. Review of the process
- Inefficiencies in workflow leading to potential accidents
- overlooked hazards
- 15. Improvement measures
- Resistance to change potentially causing accidents
- negligence while implementing new measures
- 16. Documentation of work procedures
- Incorrect documents leading to potential hazards
- loss or misplacement of important documents
- 17. Staff feedback and communication
- Poor communication leading to misunderstanding and potential risks
- neglecting staff feedback
- 18. Incident reporting and analysis
- Inadequate information in incident reports delaying preventive actions
- overlooking patterns leading to accidents
- 19. Management reviews
- Lack of consistency in maintaining safety standards
- failure to address reported issues promptly
- 20. Follow-up safety audits
- Overlooking non-compliant areas
- inadequate corrective actions