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The Operate A Wood Chipper Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- contact with sharp objects
- 2. Transporting Wood Chipper
- Risk of overturning
- accidents due to poor visibility
- 3. Setting up the Machine
- Crushing hazard
- unexpected start-up
- 4. Feeding Chipping Material
- Projectiles
- caught in machinery
- Loud noise
- 5. Normal Operation
- Unintended release of stored energy
- dust inhalation
- vibration
- 6. Clearing Blockages
- Contact with running machinery
- manual lifting and handling injuries
- 7. Maintenance
- Electric shock
- falling from height
- Uncontrolled release of energy
- 8. Chipper Blade Replacement
- Cutting or severing
- Struck by moving object
- 9. Emptying Collection Bag
- Dust inhalation
- manual handling injuries
- 10. Emergency Stop Procedures
- High speed stop injuries
- ineffective stopping
- 11. Refueling
- Fire or explosion
- toxic fumes exposure
- 12. Towing
- Accidents due to insufficient braking and lighting systems
- instability while towing
- 13. Attaching/Detaching on Tow Bar
- Risk of crushing
- slips
- trips and falls
- 14. Securing Prior to Transport
- Falling loads
- unsecured equipment movement
- 15. Post-Operation & Clean Up
- Exposure to sharp objects
- slips
- trips and falls from wet surfaces
- 16. Maintenance and Repair
- Electric shock
- falling objects
- contact with hot parts
- 17. Storage
- Unintentional start-up
- unauthorized access
- chemical exposure
- 18. Training
- Inadequate training leading to accidents and equipment damage
- 19. Dealing with Weather Conditions
- Slippery surface due to rain
- high wind causing instability
- 20. Review of System Activities
- Non-compliance with the safety procedures
- outdated risk assessments