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The Grass Cutting Near Pedestrians Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Manual handling injuries
- Slips and falls
- 2. Inspect Equipment
- Contact with moving parts
- Electrical shock
- 3. Clear Work Area
- Struck by moving vehicles
- Trip hazards
- 4. Start the Mower
- Noise exposure
- Vibration injuries
- 5. Initiate Cutting Process
- Projectiles from cutting grass
- Noise exposure
- Dust inhalation
- 6. Cut Around Obstacles
- Struck against objects
- Manual handling injuries
- 7. Move to Next Site
- Traffic accidents
- Pedestrian related incidents
- 8. Refuel the Mower
- Fire or explosion
- Chemical exposure
- 9. Perform Maintenance
- Contact with sharp objects
- Manual handling injuries
- 10. Clean Up
- Manual handling injuries
- Slips and falls
- 11. Store Equipment
- Unorganised storage leading to slips and falls
- 12. Document the Work
- Ergonomic risks from paperwork
- Eye strain
- 13. Dispose of Green Waste
- Manual handling injuries
- Biological hazards
- 14. Review Safety Measures
- Incomplete understanding of safety measures
- missed hazards
- 15. Communicate With Team
- Miscommunication leading to accidents
- lack of information relay
- 16. Load and Unload Equipment from Vehicle
- Manual handling injuries
- vehicle collision
- 17. Address Public Concerns
- Aggressive behaviour from public
- Miscommunication with public
- 18. Secure Work Area Post Work
- Unintentional hazards left for public
- Non-secured equipment
- 19. Monitor Health of Workers After Shift
- Potential undiagnosed injury or illness from work
- Heat exhaustion
- mental stress
- 20. Provide Safety Training Refreshers
- Incomplete understanding of safety training
- missed information