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The Commercial Landscaping Work Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- manual handling injuries
- 2. Site Inspection
- Uneven terrain
- hidden obstacles
- 3. Setting Up Safety Barriers
- Vehicle movements
- barrier instability
- 4. Delivery of Materials
- Falling loads
- forklift accidents
- 5. Unloading of Materials
- Crushing hazards
- poorly stacked materials
- 6. Soil Preparation
- Dust exposure
- soil erosion
- 7. Loading Equipment onto Site
- Equipment failure
- loading/unloading injuries
- 8. Excavation
- Cave-ins
- underground services
- 9. Installing Irrigation System
- Electrical hazards
- water exposure
- 10. Planting
- Repetitive strain
- weather exposures
- 11. Lawn Installation
- Manual handling injuries
- mechanical equipment use
- 12. Pruning and Trimming
- Falling objects
- equipment malfunction
- 13. Fertiliser Application
- Chemical exposure
- spills
- 14. Mulching
- Inhalation risks
- pests
- 15. Pest Control
- Chemical handling
- environmental contamination
- 16. Use of Power Tools
- Electric shock
- noise exposure
- 17. Tree Removal
- Falling branches
- chainsaw injuries
- 18. Cleaning and Maintenance
- Slippery surfaces
- obstructions
- 19. Waste Disposal
- Hazardous waste contact
- sharp objects
- 20. Final Inspection
- Unaddressed hazards
- inadequate completion
- 21. Demobilisation
- Equipment transport risks
- worker fatigue