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The Wrapping Duty (With Heat Sealing Machines) Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect manual handling
- Exposure to noise
- 2. Heat Sealing Machine Installation
- Machine malfunctioning
- Electrical shock
- 3. Adjusting Heat Sealing Parameters
- Exposure to heat
- Incorrect calibration leading to damage or injury
- 4. Testing Heat Sealing Machine
- Unexpected machine start up
- Burns due to hot surfaces
- 5. Wrapping and Sealing
- Incorrect posture during prolonged standing
- Cuts from sharp tools
- Burns due to hot surface
- 6. Quality Check
- Repetitive motions causing strain injuries
- Working with faulty equipment
- 7. Packaging and Labelling
- Injury from sharp objects
- Improper manual lifting
- Tripping over scattered materials
- 8. Cleaning & Maintenance
- Contact with harmful cleaning substances
- Slippery floors after cleaning
- Debris left on the floor
- 9. Waste Disposal
- Improper waste handling leading to injury
- Exposure to hazardous materials
- 10. Shift End Procedures
- Fatigue due to long work hours
- Slips
- trips
- and falls in rush to leave
- 11. Emergency Procedures
- Unpreparedness for unforeseen hazards
- 12. Storage Area Maintenance
- Tripping on uneven grounds
- Falling objects
- 13. Training Staff
- Inadequate training leading to accidents
- 14. Machinery Shut Down
- Improper shut down procedures
- Electric shock
- 15. Documentation and Reporting
- Errors in reporting leading to future hazards
- 16. Incident Management
- Mishandling of safety incidents
- Untrained staff for incident management
- 17. Rest Breaks
- Fatigue due to not taking breaks
- Falling incidents due to drowsiness
- 18. Delivery Preparation
- Incorrect manual handling
- Traffic accidents during transport
- 19. Returning Tools/Equipment
- Injuries from incorrect storage
- Trips or falls from misplaced tools/equipment
- 20. Machine Deinstallation
- Electrical shock
- Injury due to heavy lifting