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Author: mechanical-girl

syllabuses/G1/Soldering Irons/risk-assessment.md

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-# Soldering Irons
+# Soldering
 
-<!-- Each thing below becomes a row in the table - copy it for each risk that's been identified.
-     Please delete all the comments from the final document -->
+## Burn due to hot-end of soldering iron
 
-## A thing that might go wrong
+### Severity
+
+L
+
+### Likelihood
+
+L
+
+### Risk rating
+
+L
+
+### Who may be harmed & how
+
+- User - the user may have a minor burn due to the high temperature of the hot-end of the soldering iron
+
+### Control measures
+
+- Signage - standard "hot surface" signage is used to indicate the surface may be hot
+- Training - informing the user about how to tell if the soldering iron is currently operating and to avoid touching the
+  hot-end directly. awareness that heat is conducted through metal materials commonly used during
+  soldering.
+- Equipment - first aid kit is available
+
+## Fire started due to hot-end of soldering iron
 
 ### Severity
 
-<!-- How bad it is if the thing happens. H, M, or L. -->
 H
 
 ### Likelihood
 
-<!-- How likely something is, *after* the control measures listed below. H, M, or L. -->
-H
+L
 
 ### Risk rating
 
-<!-- If both likelihood and severity are H, this is H
-     If one of likelihood and severity is L, and the other is L or M, this is L
-     Otherwise, this is M -->
+L
+
+### Who may be harmed & how
+
+- The space - the equipment and surrounding area may become damaged from a fire started by a flammable material placed
+  on the hot-end of the soldering iron.
+- User - the user may become injured from a fire by both heat and inhalation of smoke
+- Bystanders - bystanders may become injured by both heat and inhalation of smoke
+
+### Control measures
+
+- Signage - standard "hot surface" signage is used to indicate the surface may be hot
+- Training - users are instructed to not leave flammable materials on or around the soldering iron
+- Supervision - hot soldering irons are not left unattended
+- Equipment - fire alarms and extinguishers are installed, first aid kit is available
+
+## Hazardous gasses
+
+### Severity
+
+M
+
+### Likelihood
+
+L
+
+### Risk rating
+
+L
+
+### Who may be harmed & how
+
+- Users of the room - anyone in the room may sustain injury from inhalation or contact with eyes of hazardous gasses
+  produced by soldering substrates
+
+### Control measures
+
+- Extraction - an extraction device is used to extract hazardous gasses from work area
+- Training - users are informed about substrates producing hazardous gasses and instructed to use an extraction device
+  and appropriate PPE
+- Equipment - users are required to wear appropriate eye protection, eyewash kit is available
+
+## Heated debris hitting user
+
+### Severity
+
 H
 
+### Likelihood 
+
+L
+
+### Risk rating
+
+M
+
 ### Who may be harmed & how
 
-<!-- Usually some combination of:
-       User
-       Bystander
-       Users of the room
-       The space
-       Following user -->
+- User - some components and substrates may overheat during prolonged contact with the soldering iron and result in a
+  small explosion which may propel hot debris towards the user potentially hitting their eyes or other body parts resulting
+  in loss of or damage to vision or burns
 
 ### Control measures
 
-<!-- Anything that's in here should also be in the syllabus somewhere, to ensure it's actually practised. -->
+- Training - awareness of heat sensitive components and necessity to solder quickly and carefully
+- Equipment - users are required to wear appropriate eye protection, eyewash and first aid kits are available