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The Brush Cutter Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Manual handling injuries
- struck by flying debris
- 2. Pre-Start Inspection
- Contact with sharp edges
- slips and trips
- 3. Starting Brush Cutter
- Burns from hot surfaces
- hearing damage due to noise
- 4. Cutting/Trimming
- Machinery entanglement
- eye injuries from debris
- 5. Path Clearing
- Struck by falling objects
- uneven ground causing trips
- 6. Lifting and Handling
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- equipment falls
- 7. Rest and Break Periods
- Fatigue
- exposure to harmful UV radiation
- 8. Refueling
- Fuel splashes
- fire or explosion hazard
- 9. Blade Maintenance
- Cutting accidents
- crush injuries
- 10. Transporting Brush Cutter
- Vehicle accident
- lifting and moving hazards
- 11. Storage
- Incorrect storage leading to corrosion
- risk of falling objects
- 12. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Selection/Use
- Inadequate PPE
- allergies to materials