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Add training + risk assessment for the Juki Sewing Machine
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# Juki Industrial Sewing Machine
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<!-- Each thing below becomes a row in the table - copy it for each risk that's been identified.
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Please delete all the comments from the final document -->
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## Needle shattering
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### Severity
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M
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### Likelihood
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### Risk rating
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L
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### Who may be harmed & how
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* The user of the machine - The fragments may hit the user's eye
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* Any bystanders - May get hit by the fragments
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### Control measures
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* Maintain the needle correctly as noted within the training (replace blunt needles)
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* Wear eye protection
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## Body part or clothing is caught in moving parts
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### Severity
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M
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### Likelihood
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### Who may be harmed & how
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* User - the user may experience injuries such as stretch, crush, or pinch injuries and cuts, irritation or abrasion from the head.
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### Control measures
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* Signage - signage indicating moving parts
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* Training - users are instructed to remove or secure loose clothing and long hair
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* Equipment - a stop button and breaks for the machine are installed, first aid kit available.
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# Juki Industrial Sewing Machine
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## Safety
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### PPE
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* Safety Glasses
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* Wear sensible clothing
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* Closed toe shoes
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* Trousers
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* T-shirt
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### Risks
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* in rare occasions needles can shatter
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* When this occurs, turn off the machine, and remove fragments from within and around the machine.
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* The machine can pivot backwards to reveal the inside allowing for easier access.
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* Getting caught in the machine is a risk, however when properly guiding the material you should never be in a position where this is likely to happen.
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### Entanglement risks
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* No loose clothing or cables
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* No loose jewellery (e.g. watches)
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* No gloves
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* Long hair must be tied back
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## Startup checks
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### Thread the machine and bobbin if required
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* See manual (Hosted on Wiki) for documentation or ask a maintainer
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### Check the bobbin case is correctly installed
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* See manual (Hosted on Wiki) for documentation or ask a maintainer
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### Check the needle and change/replace if needed
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* The needle should be sharp and not bent
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* The needle should be fairly quiet when piercing the fabric, check by manually wheeling the machine and checking the force required and noise produced.
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* See manual (Hosted on Wiki) for documentation or ask a maintainer
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## Usage
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### Starting the machine
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* Tap your tag on the access control box
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* Turn on machine using switch
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* Run the machine at max speed for 30 seconds to lubricate the internal mechanisms.
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### Stopping the machine
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* Turn off machine using switch
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* Log out using the button on the access control box
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### General
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* Keep your hands to the sides of the path of the needle, and never in front.
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* Don't pull/push the material through the machine, you only need to guide it.
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* For turns, you can use apply drag to one side of the fabric and it will pivot around that point, this achieves very smooth turns.
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* Use an appropriate needle for the material.
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* Switch the needle to a leather needle for Vinyl, Leather and other non woven, knit or felted materials.
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* Have your foot off the pedal when manually turning the machine or touching needle/bobbin.
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* Be aware of how fast the machine
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* Do not leave machine running unattended.
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### Materials
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* Almost all fabrics are good, high-stretch fabrics can be used however the machine may struggle with them. Prefer to use a domestic sewing machine for those as they can achieve greater quality.
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* If in doubt, contact a maintainer
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### Cleaning up
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* Remove all fabric scraps from the machine, and clean dust that has been created by the fabric.
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* Put thread trimmer on the hook.
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* Opening the sewing machine to access the interior for cleaning.
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## Maintenance
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### General
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* Changing Needles
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* Cleaning inside and around the machine
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## Other
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* Chainging Oil
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* This only needs done if the oil gets excessively dirty, this has never actually been needed, and probably won't be for a good few years.
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* Drain oil bath, and fill to `MAX` line with appropriate oil

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