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The Maintain Garden Equipment Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- Trips and Falls
- Injuries from incorrect manual handling
- 2. Inspect Tools
- Cuts from sharp edges
- Accidental activation of tool
- 3. Cleaning Equipment
- Chemical exposure
- Muscle strain
- 4. Replacing Blades
- Injury due to sharp blades
- Unexpected start-up of equipment
- 5. Gear/Clutch Inspection
- Entrapment in moving parts
- Accidents due to worn out parts
- 6. Cable Inspection
- Electrocution
- Fires due to frayed cables
- 7. Assembly/Disassembly
- Pinch points
- Dropping heavy parts
- 8. Lubrication
- Eye injuries from oil splash
- Skin irritation from lubricants
- 9. Air Filter Maintenance
- Inhalation of dust
- Direct contact with harmful substance
- 10. Spark Plug Maintenance
- Electric shock
- Burns from hot plug
- 11. Belt and Chain Adjustment
- Unanticipated equipment movement
- Finger/hand entrapment
- 12. Fuel Handling
- Fire/explosion risk
- Toxic exposure
- 13. Carburettor Check
- Fire risk
- Inhaling dangerous fumes
- 14. Transmission Maintenance
- Trapped fingers
- Leaking fluids causing slip
- 15. Final Safety Checks
- Overlooking safety hazards
- Incorrect operation
- 16. Disposal of Waste Materials
- Cuts from sharp waste
- Exposure to toxins from waste
- 17. Store Equipment
- Trip/fall hazards
- Falling objects
- 18. Documentation Completion
- RSI from repetitive writing
- Incomplete documents leading to overlook hazards
- 19. Equipment Handover
- Inappropriate use of equipment
- Uninformed handovers
- 20. Debrief and Clean Up
- Fatigue leading to lack of focus
- Slips
- trips and falls from inadequate cleanup