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The Harvester Mounted Pruner Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- tripping hazards
- 2. Equipment pre-check
- Electrical faults
- loose parts
- 3. Positioning Harvester
- Falling objects
- entanglement
- 4. Mounting Pruner
- Manual handling injuries
- slips
- 5. Operating Pruner
- Entanglement
- cuts from blade
- 6. Site inspection and pruning strategy
- Uneven ground
- lower limb hazards
- 7. Manual tree pruning
- Working at heights
- manual handling injuries
- 8. Dealing with awkward branches
- Falls
- overexertion
- 9. Removing debris from work area
- Slips
- tripping hazards
- 10. Regular equipment maintenance
- Electric shock
- mechanical pinch points
- 11. Pesticides and fertilizers application
- Chemical exposure
- misapplication
- 12. During work breaks
- Incorrect ergonomics
- heat or cold exposure
- 13. Clean up and storage
- Manual handling injuries
- chemical exposure
- 14. Documenting and reporting incidents
- Miscommunication
- incomplete data
- 15. Equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) inspection
- Faulty equipment
- incorrect PPE use
- 16. Hazardous waste disposal
- Chemical exposure
- contamination
- 17. Emergency protocols
- Unpreparedness
- panic
- 18. Traffic management on-site
- Vehicle collisions
- unauthorised entry
- 19. First Aid Kit inspection and maintenance
- Inadequate supplies
- expired items
- 20. Staff relevant training and induction
- Unqualified operation
- miscommunication