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The Pruning Operations Near Public Paths Or Roads Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Poor site conditions
- Unsecured equipment
- 2. Site Inspection
- Tripping hazards
- Passing traffic
- 3. Tree Assessment
- Falling branches
- wildlife encounters
- 4. Tool Check
- Hand injuries
- electric shock
- 5. Road Closure or Diversions
- Aggressive drivers
- inadequate signage
- 6. Set-Up Safety Area
- Inadequate spacing
- pedestrian access
- 7. Climbing Preparation
- Fall from height
- equipment failure
- 8. Pruning Operations
- Falls from height
- falling objects
- 9. Debris Clearance
- Cut and puncture wounds
- back injury from lifting
- 10. Disposal of cut materials
- Sharp debris
- dangerous flora
- 11. Equipment Pack Up
- Lifting injuries
- trip hazards
- 12. Site Clean-Up
- Trip hazards
- sharp objects
- 13. Traffic Management removal
- Inadequate visibility
- fast moving traffic
- 14. Final Site inspection
- Inadequate clean-up
- lingering hazards
- 15. Reporting and Evaluation
- Data entry errors
- overlooked issues
- 16. Storage of equipment
- Improper storage
- unsecured items
- 17. Debriefing and Review
- Lack of communication
- overlooked issues
- 18. Training for next tasks
- Inadequate training
- overlooked issues
- 19. Equipment Maintenance
- Unserviced equipment
- mechanical failure
- 20. Document updating
- Data errors
- missing information