Maintain red emergency stop button in good working order and ensure it is checked regularly as part of the maintenance schedule. Risk Assessment Description of Risk Control Measures Hazards Inspected Cons Like Risk Level IMPACT AND CUTTING The exposed moving parts Ensure operators hands and Can anyone be crushed/cut/struck etc. due present a significant risk to body parts are kept clear during to: hands and operation. an operator’s body parts. Material falling off the plant? Y N Ensure appropriate guarding is Uncontrolled/unexpected movement of Y N Sparks or worn abrasive installed and in good working plant/load? may be thrown through order prior to use. Lack of capacity to slow, stop or grinding action. Y N immobilise plant? Ejected material or Ensure equipment is The plant tipping or rolling over? Y N disintegrated abrasive appropriately installed and wheel can be thrown up serviced regularly (e.g. tool rest Parts of the plant disintegrating or Major Rare Medium Y N into face. is no more than 1.5 mm away operator’s collapsing? from grinding wheel). Contact with moving parts during testing, Major Possible High Work pieces can be inspection, operation, maintenance, Y N ejected from the machine Ensure operator has been cleaning or repair? after being caught in trained in safe work practices Being thrown off or under the plant? Y N
Maintain red emergency stop button in good working order and ensure it is checked regularly as part of the maintenance schedule. Hazards Inspected Risk Assessment Description of Risk Control Measures Cons Like Risk Level IMPACT AND CUTTING Can anyone be crushed/cut/struck etc. due to: The exposed moving parts present a significant risk to an operator’s hands and body parts. Sparks or worn abrasive may be thrown through grinding action. Ejected material or disintegrated abrasive wheel can be thrown up into operator’s face. Work pieces can be ejected from the machine after being caught in Ensure operators hands and body parts are kept clear during operation. Ensure appropriate guarding is installed and in good working order prior to use. Ensure equipment is appropriately installed and serviced regularly (e.g. tool rest is no more than 1.5 mm away from grinding wheel). Ensure operator has been trained in safe work practices Material falling off the plant? Y N Uncontrolled/unexpected movement of plant/load? Y N Lack of capacity to slow, stop or immobilise plant? Y N The plant tipping or rolling over? Y N Parts of the plant disintegrating or collapsing? Y N Major Rare Medium Contact with moving parts during testing, inspection, operation, maintenance, cleaning or repair? Y N Major Possible High Being thrown off or under the plant? Y N
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