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The Preparation Of Garden Beds Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Accidental falls
- Muscle strains
- 2. Soil Testing
- Chemical exposure
- Eye injury
- 3. Bed Designing
- Tripping over tools/equipment
- Improper use of tools
- 4. Marking Out
- Accidental hits
- Back injuries
- 5. Digging
- Manual handling injuries
- Strikes from flying debris
- 6. Soil Improvement
- Allergic reactions
- Skin injuries
- 7. Installation of Garden Beds
- Manual handling injuries
- Falling objects
- 8. Filling of Beds
- Dust inhalation
- Overexertion injuries
- 9. Fertiliser Application
- Chemical burns
- Inhalation injuries
- 10. Planting
- Back strain
- Cuts from sharp tools
- 11. Mulching
- Allergenic reaction to mulch
- Eye injury from dust
- 12. Watering
- Electric shock (from electric water pumps)
- Slips on wet ground
- 13. Maintenance of Beds
- Repetitive motion injuries
- Bites from pests/insects
- 14. Replanting
- Injuries from improper use of tools
- Muscle Strain
- 15. Waste Disposal
- Hazards from handling organic waste
- cuts from sharp objects
- 16. Equipment Cleaning
- Chemical exposure
- Injuries from high pressure cleaning
- 17. Inspection
- Tripping
- Misuse of P.E.E
- 18. Equipment Storage
- Struck by improperly stored tools
- Tripping
- 19. Debriefing
- Psychological stress
- Fatigue
- 20. Reporting
- Office ergonomic issues
- Stress related injuries