Fundamentals of Occupational Health and Safety

Hazard AnalysisYour boss has asked you to investigate these operations and tasks that he feels have a significant potential for injury in the manufacturing plant: 

1. Operating electric forklifts in narrow aisles. 
2. Repairing the hydraulic system on the gas-powered forklift. 
3. Operating the large sheet metal shear. 

For each of the three tasks, do the following: 

• Identify a minimum of two (or three) hazards of the operation and the injuries that could result from exposure to them. 
• Determine the control measures that would eliminate the identified hazards or reduce the risk (severity and/or probability) of injury. Be sure to consider all levels in the hierarchy of controls. 
• Analyze the effectiveness of each control measure by assessing the risks before and after the control is implemented. 
• Provide your recommendations for which control measures should be implemented and why you chose them. 

Your submission must be a minimum of two pages, not including title and reference pages, and follow APA guidelines. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.