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The Working With Compound Mitre Saws Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Falling objects
- Slips and trips when carrying the saw
- 2. Inspection of Saw
- Electric shock
- Cutting oneself on sharp edges
- 3. Setting Up Work Area
- Trip hazards from power cords
- Hazardous noise
- 4. Assembling materials
- Hand injuries due to handling
- Eye injuries from flying particles
- 5. Operating Saw
- Unintentional start-up
- Kickback of saw
- 6. Maintenance checks
- Risk of burns from hot parts
- Risk of electric shock
- 7. Worksite clean up
- Slip
- trip and fall Hazards
- Breathing dust during cleaning
- 8. Breakdown and storage
- Heavy lifting injuries
- Incorrect usage of tools
- 9. Transportation of Saw
- Heavy lifting injuries
- drop or collision during movement
- 10. Use of Personal Protective equipment (PPE)
- Incorrect use causing injury
- exposure to harmful substances
- 11. Regular training sessions
- Injury from unfamiliarity with machinery
- Ergonomic and posture-related injuries
- 12. Health emergency procedures
- Risks associated with incorrect manual handling
- risks associated with lack of emergency preparedness
- 13. Proper ventilation
- Exposure to dust and airborne particles
- Skin irritation due to contact with materials
- 14. Waste disposal
- Potential cut injuries from disposed materials
- Hazardous waste contamination
- 15. Regular breaks
- Fatigue
- decrease in alertness leading to accidents
- 16. Worksite inspection
- Unidentified safety risks
- potential for unnoticed structural defects
- 17. Continuous monitoring of operations
- Risks associated with delayed response to operational issues
- 18. Log entries and documentation
- Risk of errors due to lack of attention
- Miscommunication among staff
- 19. Proper communication among workmates
- Misunderstandings can lead to accidents
- Psychological stress from hostile environment
- 20. Outlining safety guidelines
- Inconsistent or unclear guidelines can increase risk
- Non-compliance to safety protocols