Monthly Manufacturing Risk Assessment Checklist

Material falling from plant?

Lack of capacity for the plant to be slowed, stopped or immobilised?

The plant tipping or rolling over?

Uncontrolled or unexpected movement of the plant or its load?

Parts of the plant collapsing?

Coming in contact with moving parts of the plant during testing, inspection, use, maintenance, cleaning or repair?

Being thrown off or under the plant?

Being trapped between the plant and materials or fixed structures?

Do any of the crushing risks need mitigation?

Body parts, clothing, equipment or other materials being in contact with moving parts of the plant?

Loose ropes, cords or cables?

Do any of the entanglement risks need mitigation?

Coming in contact with sharp or flying objects?

Coming in contact with moving parts of the plant during testing, inspection, operation, maintenance, cleaning or repair of the plant?

Parts of plant disintegrating?

The mobility of the plant?

Uncontrolled or unexpected movement of the plant?

Do any of the cutting, stabbing or pucturing risks need mitigation?

Burnt, gain abrasions, etc?

Sheared in operation of plant?

Do any of the shearing, burning or friction risks need mitigation?

Uncontrolled or unexpected movement of the plant or material handled by the plant?

Plant, parts of the plant or work pieces disintegrating?

Work pieces being ejected?

Mobility of the plant?

Do any of the striking risks need mitigation?

Fluids/Gases under high pressure in normal use?

In the instance of plant failure?

Do any of the high pressure fluid/gases risks need mitigation?

The plant contacting live electrical conductors?

Electrical Leads on the ground

Plant working close to electrical conductors?

Overload of electrical circuits?

Damaged or poorly maintenance electrical components &/or cables?

Water near electrical equipment?

Lack of isolation procedures?

Do any of the electrical risks need mitigation?

Gases, vapours, liquids, dusts or other hazardous substances by the operation of the plant?

Do any of the gas/vapour risks need mitigation?

Uneven or slippery work surfaces?

Poor housekeeping, such as shavings in the vicinity of the plant, spillage not cleaned up?

Obstacles being placed in the vicinity of the plant?

Do any of the slip, trip or fall risks need mitigation?

Repetitive or sustained postures?

High force actions?

Jerking actions?

Employees working with their hands above their shoulder?

Has there been a report of musculoskeletal disorder associated with the task?

Do any of the manual handling risks need mitigation?

Lack of oxygen?

Atmospheric contamination?

Do any of the suffocation risks need mitigation?

Coming into contact with objects at high temperature?

Coming into contact with objects at Low temperature?

Do any of the temperature risks need mitigation?

Conduct work safely?

Ensure hazards are visible?

Exit the area safely in an emergency situation?

Do any of the light risks need mitigation?

To conduct work safely?

To hear necessary instruction and warnings?

To hear evacuation warnings?

Do any of the noise risks need mitigation?