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The Working With Hot Melt Adhesives Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Burns from hot adhesive
- improper equipment setup
- 2. Obtaining Materials
- Injury due to lifting heavy objects
- accidental contact with hot melt adhesive
- 3. Heating the Adhesive
- Fire risk from overheating
- toxic fumes
- 4. Applying the Adhesive
- Burns from hot adhesive
- inhalation of fumes
- 5. Joining Materials
- Pinch points
- adhesive spillage
- 6. Pressing the Materials
- Injury from press machine
- lockout/tagout failures
- 7. Cooling the Adhesive
- Burns from hot objects
- excessive waiting time causing work delay
- 8. Removing Excess Adhesive
- Sharp object injuries
- slips and falls from spilled adhesive
- 9. Inspection
- Eye strain
- missed defects due to poor light conditions
- 10. Packaging the Finished Product
- Repetitive stress injuries
- cuts and abrasions from packing materials
- heavy lifting injuries
- 11. Cleanup
- Slips and falls from spills
- injuries from cleaning chemicals
- 12. Maintenance
- Injury from disassembling machine
- electrical hazards
- 13. Training
- Inadequate skills leading to accidents
- complacency due to over-familiarity
- 14. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate response to workplace emergencies
- panic during emergency situations
- 15. Record Keeping
- Misclassification of incidents
- failure to report incidents leading to future risks
- 16. Equipment Checks
- Hazardous equipment not identified if checks are not thorough
- regular use of faulty equipment leading to injury
- 17. Material Inventory Checks
- Mistakes in inventory can lead to insufficient materials and rushed work
- increasing risk of accidents
- 18. Ventilation Checks
- Poor ventilations increase risk of inhaling fumes
- long-term health effects
- 19. Breaks
- Fatigue leading to decreased attention and increased risk of accidents
- dehydration or heat stroke in hot conditions
- 20. End of Shift Procedures
- Failure to properly shut down and secure equipment leads to potential risks for next shift workers
- risks while working alone during shutdown