18.7 EVALUATE THE RISKS .....................................................................................................................

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18.8 RISK EVALUATION ........................................................................................................................ 100
18.9 RECORD YOUR FINDINGS .............................................................................................................. 102
18.10 NEW SAFETY MEASURES .............................................................................................................. 103
18.11 REVIEW YOUR ASSESSMENT .......................................................................................................... 103
18.12 HEALTH & SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT FORM CHECKLIST .............................................................. 103
SECTION 19 – HOT WORK ENVIRONMENT AND HEAT STRESS........................................................... 108
19.1 OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................... 108
19.2 GUIDELINES FOR RELIEF OF HEAT STRESS IN WORKERS ................................................................ 109
19.3 RECOGNITION OF HEAT STRESS IN WORKERS: BASIC MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE .............................. 110
SECTION 20 – TAGOUT/LOCKOUT PROCEDURE..................................................................................... 111
20.1 PURPOSE ..................................................................................................................................... 111
20.2 DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................................ 111
20.3 PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION ..................................................................................................... 111
20.4 RULES AND REGULATIONS ............................................................................................................ 113
SECTION 21 – ERGONOMICS ..................................................................................................................... 117
21.1 BIOMECHANICAL RISK FACTORS ................................................................................................... 117
21.2 AWKWARD BODY POSITIONS ......................................................................................................... 118
21.2.1 The Problem..................................................................................................................... 118
21.2.2 Potential Solutions .......................................................................................................... 119
21.3 FORCEFUL EXERTIONS .................................................................................................................. 119
21.3.1 The Problem..................................................................................................................... 119
21.3.2 Potential Solutions .......................................................................................................... 120
21.4 REPETITION.................................................................................................................................. 121
21.4.1 The Problem..................................................................................................................... 121
21.4.2 Potential Solutions .......................................................................................................... 121
21.5 OTHER BIOMECHANICAL RISK FACTORS ........................................................................................ 122
21.5.1 Compression and Impact Stress..................................................................................... 122
21.5.2 Hand-Arm Vibration......................................................................................................... 122
SECTION 22 – VENTILATION DESIGN ...................................................................................................... 123
22.1 GUIDELINES ON VENTILATION ....................................................................................................... 124
APPENDIX: GLOSSARY OF TERMS........................................................................................................... 126

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