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The Pollarding Operations Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips
- falls
- Equipment failure
- Incorrect use of protective equipment
- 2. Site Access
- Working at height without protections
- Transportation accidents
- 3. Set up of Equipment
- Faulty equipment
- Inadequate training
- 4. Operation of cuts
- Contact with powered tools
- Kickback related injuries
- Eye injuries from debris
- 5. Felling Operations
- Falling loads
- Slips and trips due to cuttings
- 6. Sawing logs
- Wrong posture during operation
- Contact with sharp edges
- Noise from power tools
- 7. Loading/Unloading pollarded branches
- Transportation accidents
- Sprains and strains
- 8. Chipper Operation
- Risk of injury from flying debris
- Hearing damage from noise
- 9. Stump Treatment
- Hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS)
- Chemical exposure
- 10. Gathering and Disposal of Waste
- Sharps and biological hazards
- Musculoskeletal disorders due to heavy lifting
- 11. Equipment Maintenance
- Risk of burns during maintenance
- Working with hazardous products,
- 12. Emergency Procedures
- Failure to follow emergency procedures
- Inefficient communication
- 13. Post-Operation Clean-Up
- Exposure to environmental allergens
- Sharps injures
- Hazardous waste
- 14. Review Operation
- Miscommunication
- Missed hazards
- 15. Control Measures Implementation
- Inadequate safety training
- Non-compliance with rules
- 16. Communication With Public
- Assault and verbal abuse
- Miscommunication
- 17. De-rigging and Packing away
- Incorrect handling of equipment leading to injuries
- Miscommunication
- 18. Transportation Back to Depot
- Road accidents
- Poorly secured loads
- 19. Equipment Return and Store Away
- Improper lifting techniques
- Insecure storage leading to falls or collisions
- 20. Evaluation (Post-Task)
- Missed hazards
- Incorrect follow-up procedures