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The Operating A Combine Harvester Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip and falls
- Equipment malfunction
- 2. Pre-Start Checks
- Equipment failure
- Incorrect operation procedures
- 3. Operating Procedures
- Unprotected moving parts
- Noise
- Dust
- 4. Ongoing Inspection
- Machinery failure
- Inadequate maintenance
- 5. Shut Down Procedure
- Incorrect shut down procedure
- accidental restart
- 6. Post Operation maintenance
- Machinery failure
- incorrect use of tools
- 7. Incident reporting and investigation
- Incomplete information
- inadequate reporting system
- 8. Training
- Inadequate training
- Miscommunication
- 9. Traffic Management
- Collision
- Errant vehicle
- 10. Refuelling
- Spillage
- Fire hazard
- 11. Cleaning
- Exposure to chemicals
- Slippery surfaces
- 12. Emergency Response
- Inadequate emergency procedures
- Panic
- 13. Loading/unloading
- Improper loading/unloading
- Falling objects
- 14. Testing Equipment
- Electric shock
- machinery malfunction
- 15. Scheduled Inspections
- Missed hazards
- time pressure
- 16. Replacing Parts
- Misassembly
- incompatible parts
- 17. Harvesting
- Machine entanglement
- Overexertion
- 18. Communication Breakdowns
- Misunderstanding directions
- accidents due to misinformation
- 19. Storage
- Improper storage
- inaccessible equipment
- 20. Equipment Disposal
- Injury due to improper disposal
- environmental contamination