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The Lawn Top-Dressing Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Manual handling injuries
- equipment malfunction
- 2. Site Inspection
- Uneven ground
- hidden underground services
- 3. Equipment Check
- Faulty machinery
- missing safety guards
- 4. PPE Use
- Inadequate protection
- non-compliance
- 5. Soil Delivery
- Traffic hazards
- spills
- 6. Soil Storage
- Collapse
- contamination
- 7. Mixing Soil
- Dust exposure
- ergonomic strain
- 8. Application Setup
- Equipment collision
- incorrect calibration
- 9. Loading Top-Dressing
- Overloading
- spillage
- 10. Transportation
- Vehicle accidents
- load shift
- 11. Spreading Soil
- Respiratory hazards
- slips/trips
- 12. Levelling Area
- Strains from raking
- stepping on tools
- 13. Irrigation Setup
- Waterlogging
- electrocution
- 14. Post-Application Check
- Coverage errors
- equipment left behind
- 15. Cleanup
- Waste disposal
- accidental contact with chemicals
- 16. Final Inspection
- Missed hazards
- quality issues
- 17. Debrief
- Lack of communication
- incomplete reports
- 18. Reporting Incidents
- Unreported incidents
- misinformation
- 19. Equipment Maintenance
- Mechanical failure
- improper cleaning
- 20. Tool Storage
- Misplacement
- improper stacking
- 21. Site Handover
- Miscommunication
- incomplete documentation