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The Working With Lightweight And Heavyweight Materials Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping over materials
- incorrect manual handling technique
- 2. Transporting Materials
- Injury due to unexpected movement of vehicle
- falling objects from forklift
- 3. Unloading Materials
- Struck by objects
- back injury from manual lifting
- 4. Inspecting Materials
- Caught in/between objects
- sharp edges causing cuts or punctures
- 5. Storing Materials
- Falling objects
- slips
- trips and falls
- 6. Selection of Tools & Equipment
- Incorrect tool selection
- damaged equipment could cause injury.
- 7. Preparing Cut List
- Paper cuts
- ergonomic issues
- 8. Cutting Materials
- Cuts from sharp tools
- noise-induced hearing loss
- eye injuries from flying particles
- 9. Assembling Components
- Musculoskeletal injury due to awkward posture
- hand injury due to use of force
- 10. Sanding Surfaces
- Airborne dust inhalation
- musculoskeletal strains
- eye injuries from dust particles
- 11. Clean Up Operation
- Cleaning chemicals hazards
- slip or trip hazards
- 12. Loading Finished Products
- Manual lifting injuries
- struck by moving object
- 13. Transportation of Finished Products
- Unexpected vehicle movements
- falling objects during transportation
- 14. Unloading Finished Products
- Struck by objects
- back injury from manual unloading
- 15. Post Work Inspection
- Caught in/between objects
- sharp edges causing cuts or punctures