Risk assessment form for woodworking machines

Item

Hazard identification

Risk assessment

Risk assessment (acceptability)

Locations (hazardous area)

Source of hazard

 

Hazardous situation

Nature of damage

Measures taken

Probability of damage

Risk

 

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Hazard identification form for woodworking machines

Hazard identification

Item

Hazard

Occurrence

Hazardous location/situation

Notes

1

Mechanical hazards caused, for example, by:

-          shape

-          location

-          mass and stability (potential energy of a part)

-          mass and velocity (kinetic energy of a part)

-          inadequate mechanical strength

-          accumulation of potential energy by:

- elastic elements (springs), or

- liquids and gases under pressure, or

- vacuum

- machine parts or workpieces

 

 

 

1.1

Risk of crushing

 

 

 

1.2

Risk of shearing

 

 

 

1.3

Risk of cutting or cutting off

 

 

 

1.4

Risk of entanglement

 

 

 

1.5

Risk of pulling into or seizing

 

 

 

1.6

Risk of being struck

 

 

 

1.7

Risk of puncture or perforation

 

 

 

1.8

Risk of abrasion

 

 

 

1.9

Risk of fluid ejection under high pressure

 

 

 

2
2.1

Electrical hazards caused, for example, by:
Touching of live parts

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.2

Touching of live parts due to damage

 

 

 

2.3

Approaching parts under high voltage

 

 

 

2.4

Electrostatic phenomena

 

 

 

3
3.1

Thermal hazards that may cause:

Burns and other injuries caused by contact with objects or materials with very high or very low temperatures, flame or explosion, as well as radiation of heat sources

 

 

 

 

 

 

4
4.1

Noise exposure causing:
Hearing loss (deafness) and other physiological effects (e.g. imbalance, loss of concentration)

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.2

Limitation of the ability to communicate by speech, receive acoustic signals, etc.

 

 

 

5

Hazards caused by mechanical vibrations

 

 

 

6

Hazards caused by radiation

 

 

 

6.5

Lasers

 

 

 

7

Hazards caused by materials and substances (and their components), processed by or used in the machine

 

 

 

7.1

Risks arising from contact with or inhalation of harmful fluids, gases, mists, vapours and dusts

 

 

 

7.2

Fire-related hazards

Explosion-related hazards

 

 

 

8

 

Hazards caused by disregard of ergonomic principles in the design of machines, e.g.:

 

 

 

8.1

Incorrect position or overexertion

 

 

 

8.2

 

Inadequate consideration of human anatomy related to hand-arm and foot-leg systems

 

 

 

8.4

Improper local lighting

 

 

 

8.7

Improper construction, location or recognition control elements

 

 

 

8.8

Improper construction or location of information elements

 

 

 

9

Combination of hazards

 

 

 

10

 

Unexpected start, unexpected turn, excessive speed (or similar fault) caused by:

 

 

 

10.1

Failure of a control system

 

 

 

10.2

Restoring of power supply after a long interruption

 

 

 

10.3

Influence of external factors on the electrical equipment

 

 

 

10.4

Other external factors (gravity, etc.)

 

 

 

10.5

Errors in the software

 

 

 

11

Inability to stop the machine in an optimal way

 

 

 

12

Changes in rotational speed of tools

 

 

 

13

A break in the power supply

 

 

 

14

Damage to the control system

 

 

 

15

Incorrect installation

 

 

 

16

Breaking up during operation

 

 

 

17

Falling or thrown objects or ejection of fluids

 

 

 

18

Loss of stability, overturning of the machine

 

 

 

19

Slipping, tripping or falling of a person (machine-related)