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The Maintenance Of Mower Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Machinery malfunction
- Hazardous noise exposure
- 2. Machine Inspection
- Exposure to blade
- Slip and fall accidents
- 3. Blade Removal
- Cutting hazard
- Crush injuries from unstable equipment
- 4. Cleaning Blades
- Chemical hazards from cleaning solutions
- Cutting hazard
- 5. Blade Replacement
- Machine startup during maintenance
- Cutting hazard
- 6. Fuel Check/Refill
- Spillage of flammable substances
- Inhalation toxic fumes
- 7. Engine Check
- Motor burnout
- Unsystematic machine startup
- 8. Tyre pressure check
- Explosion injury due to over-inflation
- Slipping while checking pressure
- 9. Cleaning of Mower
- Manual handling injuries
- Chemical hazards from cleaning products
- 10. Restarting Mower
- Sudden startup accidents
- Equipment failure
- 11. Noise Level Testing
- Noise-induced hearing loss
- Use of faulty detection equipment
- 12. Test Run
- Machinery malfunction
- Slip and fall accidents
- 13. Gear Check
- Gear failure
- Caught in machinery parts
- 14. Final Inspection
- Ignoring safety checklist
- Inadequate analysis of risk
- 15. Shut Down
- Incorrect shutdown procedure
- Electrical shock
- 16. Storage
- Improper storage
- Struck by moving objects
- Fire risk from fuel leakage
- 17. Reporting/Record Keeping
- Loss of documents
- Miscommunication or incorrect information exchange
- 18. Equipment Maintenance (Post-use)
- Failure to isolate and lock out machine
- Electrical hazards during maintenance
- 19. Waste Disposal
- Exposure to hazardous waste
- Manual handling injuries
- 20. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate knowledge of emergency procedures
- Lack of immediate support access