Metallisation MK 73, Operating Manual / Spare Parts List

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1.2 Risk Assessment
Prior to commencing work with Thermal Spray equipment, a Risk Assessment should be
carried out on the equipment and the way in which that equipment is to be used.
The Risk Assessment should identify the hazards associated with the work and also the
control measures required. This will either eliminate the risk, or reduce it to an acceptable
level to prevent ill health or injury to the persons carrying out, or who could be affected by the
work.
The results of the Risk Assessment and the control measures necessary should be made
known to the persons carrying out, or those affected by the work.
Some control measures are better able to produce the desired result than others.
The safety precedence sequence shows the order of effectiveness of measures.
Hazard Elimination
Use of alternative work methods, design improvements or change of process.
Substitution
Replacement of material/substance with another of less risk.
Use of Barriers
Isolation or segregation.
Use of Documented Procedure
Limiting exposure times, dilution of exposure. Safe systems of work that depend on human
response.
Use of Warning Signs
Signs, instructions, labels that depend on human response.
Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Depends on human response, used as a sole measure only when all other options have been
exhausted. PPE is the last resort.
It is the responsibility of the user of the equipment to ensure that all appropriate control
measures identified in the Risk Assessment are in place before using the equipment
To assist you in carrying out you Risk Assessment we have identified the Key Hazards in the
operation of Thermal Spray Equipment and this information can be found in Section 1.3.
In this section the key hazards associated with Thermal Spraying are described. It includes a
brief description of the hazards and their possible consequences. In any Risk Assessment for
a Thermal Spray Process, a consideration of all relevant hazards will need to be included.
Ancillary activities that are likely to be undertaken, such as grinding, grit blasting, solvent
cleaning, machining etc., are not included in this section.