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The Removal Of Invasive Plants Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect manual handling
- exposure to spores and allergens
- 2. Site Assessment
- Falling branches
- insect bites
- 3. Tool Gathering
- Incorrect use of tools
- accidental injuries
- 4. Plant Identification
- Incorrect identification leading to removal of non-invasive species
- 5. Cutting Plants
- Edges and points causing injury
- manual repetitive work strains
- 6. Mechanical Removal
- Machinery malfunction
- noise from machinery
- muscular strain
- 7. Chemical Removal
- Exposure to toxic substances
- chemical burns
- eye injuries
- 8. Manual Pulling
- Muscular strain
- incorrect posture
- 9. Bagging and Tagging
- Sharps injuries
- heavy lifting injuries
- 10. Transport
- Risk of falling objects
- traffic accidents
- 11. Disposal
- Mismanaged waste
- inappropriate disposal
- exposure to harmful materials
- 12. Equipment Maintenance
- Improper maintenance leading to equipment malfunctions
- injury risks
- 13. Cleaning the Area
- Contact with biological hazards
- slips
- trips and falls
- 14. Decontamination
- Exposure to harmful cleaning agents
- improper disposal of waste
- 15. Reporting & Review
- Miscommunication
- inaccurate documentation
- 16. Staff Training
- Misunderstanding instructions
- untrained for emergencies
- 17. Emergency Procedures
- Failure to follow procedures
- panic leading to further issues
- 18. Health Monitoring
- Insufficient monitoring resulting in unaddressed health issues
- 19. On-Site Hygiene
- Misunderstanding of hygiene practices leading to illness
- 20. After Work Care
- Inadequate recovery time causing fatigue and associated risks