Information
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Document No.
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Manufacturer
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Model
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Equipment Type
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Asset/ Serial Number
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Bay and location
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Date of assesment
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Assessor
Plant Risk Assessment
Physical hazards
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Drawn in or Entrapment - Is there any risk of a person becoming trapped and/or crushed by the machine or any moving part/s of the machine?
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Impact / Struck - Does any machine part move in such a way that it could strike the operator or anyone in the vicinity?
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Crushing / Pinching - Is there any risk of a person becoming trapped and/or crushed by the machine or any moving part/s of the machine not guarded?
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Shearing / Severing - Are there any areas within the operator’s reach where a shear hazard is created between parts of the machine or between the machine and work piece?
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Parts Ejected / Pressure - Could work pieces, parts of the machine be ejected? Is there a potential hazard present relating to Release of stored energy?
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Entanglement - Is there any potential for parts of the body, hair or clothing to become entangled in the plant?
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Friction or Abrasion - Is there any potential for the operator to be exposed to height/low temperatures?
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Cutting - Are there any parts of the machine that could cause a cutting or puncture injury?
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Stabbing / Puncturing - Could the sharp objects puncture or stab the operator?
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Unstable, movement - Can the machine become unstable or rosk when operated? i.e. is it bolted down?
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Electrical / Static contact - Is there a potential for the operator to contact live electrical contactors? Either by exposed cables or damaged protected
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High/Low Temps - Is there a potential hazard present relating to excessively high or low temperature?
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Noise and Vibration - Is there a potential hazard present relating to noise or vibration?
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Radiation - Is there a potential hazard present relating to radiation (x-ray, laser, microwave, EMF)?
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Slip , Trip or Fall - Is there a risk of slips, trips falls around the machine?
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Fire or explosion hazard - Any dusts, vapours, gases that could cause an explosion?
Chemicals and Biological hazards
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Harmful gases, mists, fumes - Is there a potential hazard present from harmful substances - gas, fume, mist, vapour if inhaled?
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Biological hazards - Is there a potential hazard present from biological infections, bacteria, fungus?
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Fluid/air/gas injection hazard - Is there a potential hazard from injection? i.e. liquid, air or gas
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Ergonomics - Is there a potential for long term upper or lower limb disorders due to poor ergonomics?
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Behaviours
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Are peoples hands in a safe place when operating the machine?
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Is the method they are using to preform the task, safe?
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Are they wearing correct PPE? Gloves as per glove charts, Glasses, mask, hearing protection?
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Are they sat/stood in a safe/good position?
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Hazard controls
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Fixed Guards in place? If yes - Take photo
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Interlocked guards in place? If yes - Take photo
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Light guards/Sensors in place? If yes - Take photo
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Lockable Isolator in place? If yes - Take photo
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Are there isolators for each energy source?
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Extraction in place? If Yes take photo
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Signs and labels in place & legible? Take photo
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Is there a SSW, Work Instruction for the machine? Check Q Pulse.
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Is the person trained to the document? Check Q Pulse.
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Is first line maintenance completed?
Frequency & likelihood
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How many hours per day is the machines used?
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How many people use the machine?
Finding/Comments
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