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Risk Assessment
The following risk assessment covers the reasonably foreseeable hazards to health and safety arising from
the mixer and from systems of work associated with this machine.
Risk Rating
Extreme Risk
Immediate action required.
High Risk
Senior management attention required.
Moderate Risk
Management responsibility must be specified.
Low Risk
Manage by routine procedures.
Based on AS4360 1999 Risk Management.
Hazard Identified
Existing Controls
Consequences
Likelihood Risk Rating
Cleaning the machine with buckets of
water or hoses is extremely dangerous
and may lead to electrocution. The
machine must be cleaned with a damp
cloth only.
Safe work cleaning practices
included in training manual
local workplace rules and
management.
Catastrophic
Rare
High
Microswitch on safety guard should never
be removed nor tampered with otherwise
machine could continue working with
moving parts exposed.
Safe work guidelines
reinforce non-authorised
tampering with the machine.
Access to microswitches
service item only.
Major injuries
Rare
Moderate
Electrical isolation switch should be fully
accessible to the operator. Recommend
no more than 1.5 metres above the floor
and within easy access by the operator.
Dependent on bakery
electrical policy.
Major injuries
Rare
High
Safety guard should not be removed.
Microswitch interlocked with
machine - controls will not
operate.
Major injuries
Unlikely
Moderate
Service panels should not be removed
whilst the machine is in operation nor still
connected to the power supply. The
machine must not be operated with any
service access panel removed.
Machine designed to be
accessed by authorised
service technicians only.
Warning signs clearly
evident.
Major injuries
Unlikely
Moderate
Hands or arms should not be placed
behind bowl whilst the machine is in
operation.
Safe operating procedure
reinforces this not to be
done.
Warnings in place.
Minor injuries
Unlikely
Low
Hands should never be placed near dough
hook whilst in motion.
Bowl guarded during
operation. Safe operating
procedures highlight safe
work.
Major injuries
Unlikely
Moderate
Cleaning of the machine should not take
place whilst it is in operation nor still
connected to the power supply.
Correct cleaning procedure
detailed in training
procedure.
Major injuries
Unlikely
Moderate
The machine should never be connected
to alternate power source other than that
which it has been designed for and
specified within this manual.
External plug designed to
Australian / New Zealand
standards for the appropriate
power supply.
Warnings in manual.
Major injuries
Rare
Moderate
Owners and Operators of Paramount Equipment Please Note:
The risk ratings and control measures as outlined in this manual must be incorporated into your safety
management systems and procedures. Ensure effective risk control by reinforcing these procedures with
staff. For example: Never clean any electrical equipment with buckets of water or pressurised hoses.
