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The Identifying Hazardous Trees Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate training
- lack of PPE
- 2. Site Assessment
- Slips/trips/falls
- wildlife encounters
- 3. Tree Inspection
- Falling branches
- unstable trees
- 4. Equipment Selection
- Faulty equipment
- inappropriate tools
- 5. Area Clearance
- Unauthorised personnel
- tripping hazards
- 6. Access Planning
- Difficult terrain
- unexpected obstacles
- 7. Erecting Barriers
- Overexertion
- incorrect placement
- 8. Hazardous Tree Marking
- Misidentification
- unstable ground
- 9. Chainsaw Operation
- Kickback injury
- noise exposure
- 10. Rope and Rigging Setup
- Equipment failure
- improper setup
- 11. Climbing Operations
- Fall from height
- entanglement
- 12. Limb Removal
- Falling limbs
- sawdust inhalation
- 13. Controlled Felling
- Unpredictable tree fall
- area clearance
- 14. Post-Felling Inspection
- Unstable remnants
- hidden hazards
- 15. Wood Processing
- Sharp tools
- manual handling injuries
- 16. Debris Removal
- Heavy lifting
- insect bites
- 17. Equipment Maintenance
- Mechanical failure
- burns or cuts
- 18. Waste Disposal
- Hazardous materials
- environmental risks
- 19. Incident Reporting
- Incomplete records
- delay in response
- 20. Final Review
- Missed hazards
- inadequate follow-up