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The Motor Mower Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Incorrect site setup
- 2. Pre-Start Checks
- Contact with electricity
- Poor equipment maintenance
- 3. Mower Refuelling
- Spillages
- Inhalation of petrol fumes
- 4. Moving Mower on Site
- Strain injuries
- Collision with obstacles or people
- 5. Operating Motor Mower
- Flying objects
- Noise exposure
- 6. Slope/Grade Mowing
- Roll-over incidents
- Loss of control
- 7. Blade Change & Maintenance
- Cutting fingers
- Contact with sharp blade edges
- 8. Stopping & Parking Mower
- Roll-away incidents
- Unauthorised use
- 9. Cleaning & Inspection
- Mower overheating
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- 10. Transporting Mower
- Load falling off vehicle
- Moving heavy machinery
- 11. Storage
- Unauthorised access
- Fire hazards
- 12. Emergency Response
- Inadequate first aid supplies
- Lack of emergency response plan
- 13. Workplace Environment
- Mowing in extreme weather conditions
- uneven ground surface
- 14. Training and Supervision
- Untrained operators
- Inadequate supervision
- 15. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Misuse of PPE
- Insufficient PPE provided