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The Handling Heavy Timber Logs Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper lifting technique
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 2. Transporting logs
- Collisions
- Load imbalance
- 3. Unloading logs
- Falling materials
- Accidents from machinery
- 4. Inspection of logs
- Splinters
- Heavy lifting
- 5. Moving timber to work area
- Heavy loads
- Falling objects
- 6. Logging operations
- Accidents with power tools
- Noise exposure
- 7. Timber storage
- Poor stacking
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 8. Disposal of waste timber
- Handling waste material
- Hazardous waste
- 9. Equipment maintenance
- Improper tool use
- Electrical hazards
- 10. Manual handling of timber
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Back injuries
- 11. Use of lifting equipment
- Equipment malfunction
- Inadequate training
- 12. Use of personal protective equipment
- Inadequate protection
- Improper usage
- 13. Emergency preparedness
- Lack of emergency procedures
- Inaccessible emergency exits
- 14. Training workers
- Untrained staff
- Wrong techniques being used
- 15. Routine Inspection
- Overlooking safety parameters
- Rushing the inspection
- 16. Finishing operations
- Lack of cleanliness
- Cluttered workspace
- 17. Lock out/tag out procedures
- Unauthorized access
- Lack of procedure
- 18. Documentation and record keeping
- Inaccurate records
- Missed inspections
- 19. End of day procedures
- Lack of security
- Poor facility maintenance
- 20. Review and continual improvement
- Lack of monitoring
- Ignoring feedback