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The Lawn Mowing Or Land Clearing Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips and trips
- Handling hazardous materials
- 2. Inspection of Equipment
- Mechanical hazards
- Electrical shocks
- 3. Setting up Work Area
- Falling objects
- Strain and sprains
- 4. Starting the Mower
- Noise exposure
- Dust inhalation
- 5. Mowing the Lawn
- Flying debris
- Uneven ground
- 6. Clearing Land
- Exposure to flora and fauna
- Heat Exhaustion
- 7. Servicing Equipment
- Exposure to chemicals
- Cuts and abrasions
- 8. Breakdown Maintenance
- Mechanical hazards
- Contact with hot surfaces
- 9. Refuelling Equipment
- Fire hazard
- Inhalation of toxic fumes
- 10. Disposing of Waste Materials
- Infection from dirty items
- skin irritations
- 11. Cleaning the Mower
- Exposed blades
- entanglement
- 12. Loading & Unloading Equipment
- Manual handling injuries
- Vehicle movement accidents
- 13. Storing Equipment
- Slips and trips
- Falling items
- 14. Emergency Procedures Training
- Lack of knowledge
- incorrect procedures
- 15. Dealing With Hazardous Substances
- Skin irritation
- Burns
- Fume inhalation
- 16. Handover & Review of Worksite
- Miscommunication about hazards
- forgotten tools
- 17. Review & Update of SWMS
- Outdated procedures
- unaddressed new hazards
- 18. Servicing and Refitting Blades
- Cuts
- Contact with sharp objects
- 19. Finishing up & Clean Up
- Slips and trips
- Hazardous waste left on site
- 20. Review & Documentation
- Missing information from records
- Miscommunication