GENERAL RISK ASSESSMENT FOR DRILLING, FITTING, WELDING, MANUAL HANDLING, GUILLOTINE, SURFACE GRINDING, BAND SAW, AND CHOP SAW

The under discussion points will help you to prepare and assess the hazards and associated risks for Carrying out several physical engineering tasks within the Mechanical Workshop areas such as drilling, fitting, welding, manual handling, guillotine, surface grinding, and band saw, chop saw.

Hazards

1. Using general mechanical workshop machinery including lathes, mills, grinders, guillotines, welding plants, Band saws
2. Using power hand tools and associated electrical equipment for use on machine tools.
3. Manual handling of heavy/bulky objects
4. Use of Hazardous Substances such as solvents, coolants, and Chemicals
5. asphyxiation
6. Fire
7. Slips and trips
8. Working at height (fall from a stepladder)
9. Excessive Noise
10. Lone / Out of Hours (LOOH) Working
11. Gas Cylinder Usage and Storage

What are the Risks?

1. Abrasions, cuts, entanglement in moving machinery, severance of limbs, crush injury
2. Electric shocks or burns from using faulty electrical equipment with possible electric seizure or fatality.
3. Back injury, crush injury, Entrapment, damage to goods being lifted or transported
4. Irritating or hazardous vapors, skin sensitization, dermatitis, burns, asphyxiation, death
5. Strains, bruising, limb breakages, concussion, laceration
6. Damage to hearing
7. Non-discovery of the injured party when seriously injured.
8. Crush injury, Explosion of gas, asphyxiation

Who Might be Harmed

Technical Team including engineers, supervisors, technicians, housekeeping staff, staff, visitors, students

What control measures are required to eliminate or reduce the risks?

1. Appropriate PPE must be worn.     
2. No one may operate workshop equipment unless they have received sufficient training and permission from the management.
3. Guards on the machines must be used.
4. All workshop equipment is regularly maintained and serviced.
5. Long hair must be completely covered and suitable eye protection worn
6. Access to the workshop's portable electrical equipment is restricted to certified personnel only.
7. There is validated PAT testing for electrical safety on each portable appliance. Any defective equipment will be reported to the technician-in-charge and taken out of use until the repair has been affected. Electrical equipment is always operated following manufacturers' instructions
8. A risk assessment must be completed for lifting heavy and bulky loads that present a risk of injury.
9. Training in lifting techniques will be provided for workshop staff who undertake the lifting of heavy loads.
10. Appropriate PPE for lifting operations must be worn. Appropriate lifting tackle used for a specific job.
11. Lifting equipment will be registered with the University’s Engineering Insurers and annual inspections carried out. 
12. A COSHH risk assessment will be completed for using substances that may present a hazard to health.
13. MSDS must be kept together with a risk assessment in the Workshop Safety File for future reference.
14. All containers used for storage of hazardous and non-hazardous substances must be suitably labeled indicating their contents
15. Workshop working areas must be kept clear of obstructions and the floor must be kept free from oil and swarf.
16. Any spillages should be cleaned up immediately.
17. Any hazards such as trailing cables, defects to floor coverings and faulty lighting, etc. All areas are well lit.
18. Equipment will be switched off when not in use for long periods.
19. All portable electrical equipment will be tested for electrical safety at correct intervals and labeled with the date of the test.
20. Flammable substances must be kept away from naked flames and ignition sources.
21. Flammable substances are kept in an appropriate fire-resistant metal cabinet.
22. The fire alarm system is installed, maintained, and tested.
23. Fire Stewards are appointed to cover the workshop area.
24. Users must be familiar with the risk assessment and safe system of work for using stepladders.
25. A stepladder will have a visual inspection by the user before use for damage.
26. Stepladders are individually identified and formal inspections are carried out and records of inspection are kept.
27. Any defective stepladder will be clearly labeled and immediately taken out of use.
28. If necessary, the noise risk assessment should be carried out and suitable hearing protection supplied.
29. Lone working in the workshop is strictly prohibited. 
30. A system to avoid lone working may be allowed that requires an extra person (buddy) to be present during certain machining processes. Permission must be granted by management. 
31. Modern apprentice and non-experienced personnel must not be left unsupervised in workshop areas while machining work is in progress.
32. Appropriate storage of gas bottle cylinders by use of rack or cradle system.
33. Handing and moving cylinders with the correct bottle carrier. Equipment such as regulators, hosing, and piping are checked at regular intervals and replaced if required.
34. Required H&S knowledge and safe working practice of equipment being used.

GENERAL RISK ASSESSMENT FOR DRILLING, FITTING, WELDING, MANUAL HANDLING, GUILLOTINE, SURFACE GRINDING, BAND SAW,  AND CHOP SAW

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GENERAL RISK ASSESSMENT FOR DRILLING, FITTING, WELDING, MANUAL HANDLING, GUILLOTINE, SURFACE GRINDING, BAND SAW,  AND CHOP SAW