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The Pole Pruner Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate training
- Insufficient PPE
- 2. Pre-operation checks
- Faulty equipment
- Incorrect tools
- 3. Set-up work area
- Trip hazards
- Falling objects
- 4. Positioning ladder/platform
- Unstable ground
- Overreaching
- 5. Operating pole pruner
- Entanglement
- Flying debris
- 6. Tree branch removal
- Overexertion
- Unexpected branch movement
- 7. Managing cut branches
- Struck by branches
- Moving heavy loads
- 8. Pole pruner maintenance
- Contact with sharp edges
- Equipment failure
- 9. Tidying up work area
- Slip and trip hazards
- Obstructed walkways
- 10. Tree waste disposal
- Manual handling injuries
- Transport-related incidents
- 11. Power tool storage
- Improper storage
- Unauthorised access
- 12. Post-operation inspection
- Missed damage/faults
- Unreported issues