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The Working Near High-Powered Machinery Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Machinery malfunction
- Tripping over tools
- 2. Inspection of Machinery
- Electric shock
- Cuts from sharp parts
- 3. Repairs and Maintenance
- Moving machine parts
- Falling objects
- 4. Test Operations
- High decibels of noise
- Vibrations leading to HAVS
- 5. Equipment movement
- Collisions
- Tipping over of machinery
- Foot injuries
- 6. Loading/Unloading
- Dropping heavy equipment
- Pinches from moving parts
- 7. Machine Position Set-up
- Body part injury from moving parts
- Machine run overs
- 8. Safety Checks
- Fire
- Explosions
- 9. Clean up
- Entrapment in or between materials
- High-pressure fluid hazards
- 10. Documentation
- Paper cuts
- Eye strain due to extensive screen time
- 11. Training sessions
- Falls from height for training in exercises
- Fire hazards
- 12. Evacuation Drills
- Miscommunication during procedure
- Panic-induced injuries
- 13. Shutdown Procedures
- Electrical fires
- Toxic chemical exposure
- 14. Hazard Reporting
- Ignoring Personal Protective Equipment(PPE)
- Unawareness of procedures
- 15. Material storage
- Material collapse
- Chemical Spillage
- 16. Routine Checkups
- Ignorance in machine operation
- Inadequate training
- 17. Resource disposals
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Infectious body injuries
- 18. Post-operation Maintenance
- Electric shocks
- Dermal contact with chemicals
- 19. Machine Replacement
- Injury by machine parts
- Incorrect lifting procedures
- 20. Pre-dispatch Quality Checks
- Working in uncomfortable positions leading to musculoskeletal disorder
- High-speed approach injuries