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The Orchard Cutter Bars Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Uneven ground
- Overhead obstacles (branches)
- 2. Site inspection
- Slips and trips
- Exposed electrical wires
- 3. Equipment setup
- Heavy lifting
- Sharp edges of cutter bars
- 4. Operating Orchard Cutter Bars
- Flying debris
- Noise exposure
- 5. Manual pruning
- Rapid movements
- Strains/muscle injuries
- 6. Handling chemicals
- Chemical exposure
- Spill/leak incidents
- 7. Proper signage
- Poor visibility
- Unauthorised personnel access
- 8. Cleaning work area
- Slips and trips
- Disposal of waste
- 9. Equipment maintenance
- Stored energy hazards
- Mechanical failure
- 10. Loading/unloading materials
- Struck by moving objects
- Falling materials
- 11. In case of emergency
- Inadequate response
- Communication failures
- 12. Post-work review
- Ergonomic evaluation
- Documentation inaccuracies