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The Prune Overhead Branches Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate personal protective equipment
- Incorrect use of tools/equipment
- 2. Equipment Inspection
- Faulty equipment
- Unseen wear and tear on cords or plugs
- 3. Setting Up
- Inadequate safety standards
- Improper installation
- 4. Ascend to Work Location
- Falls from height
- Slips and trips
- 5. Pruning Overhead Branches
- Falling branches
- Sharp objects
- 6. Tree Climbing Training
- Inadequate skills or lack of training
- Injury from improper climbing techniques
- 7. Use of Chainsaw
- Hand injury
- Noise-induced hearing loss
- 8. Handling Waste Material
- Heavy lifting injuries
- Puncture wounds from sharp objects
- 9. Measuring Distance
- Misjudgement of distance
- Trip hazards
- 10. Clearing Area
- Hit by falling object
- Slippery surface post-cleanup
- 11. Lower Branch Cutting
- Contact with power lines
- Eye damage from flying debris
- 12. Dismantling Rigging Equipment
- Electrical hazards
- Falling objects
- 13. Transporting Equipment
- Improper handling of heavy objects
- Manual handling injuries
- 14. Controlling Traffic
- Collisions with vehicles
- Lack of signaling and visibility
- 15. Site Clean-up
- Missing small debris leading to future hazards
- Careless disposal of waste material
- 16. Equipment Storage
- Misplacement leading to future hazards
- Damage due to improper storage
- 17. Review of Safety Procedures
- Miscommunication
- Lack of understanding and awareness
- 18. Reporting and Documentation
- Incomplete documentation
- Missed reporting of incidents/hazards
- 19. Post-Work Inspection
- Neglecting small repairable damage
- Ignorance of potential risk factors
- 20. Follow-up Action and Monitoring
- Unattended reported issues
- Lack of continuous monitoring