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The Remove Stump Grindings Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip over equipment
- exposure to noise
- 2. Set up and Inspect Equipment
- Improper functionality of equipment
- electrocution risk from faulty power supply
- 3. Tree Assessment
- Falling from height
- struck by falling branches
- 4. Safety Zone Establishment
- Collision with passing vehicles/equipment
- pedestrian accidents
- 5. Stump Grinding
- Flying wood debris
- Noise pollution
- 6. Use of Safety Gear
- Ineffectiveness due to poor condition or improper use
- allergies from material used in safety gear
- 7. Grindings Collection
- Exposure to sawdust and other airborne particles
- manual handling injuries
- 8. Transportation of Grindings
- Vehicle accidents
- spillage causing slips/ trips
- 9. Disposal of Grindings
- Unauthorised access to disposal area
- inadequate disposal causing environmental hazard
- 10. Equipment Shutdown
- Burns from hot equipment
- electrical hazards while turning off equipment
- 11. Site Cleanup
- Slips
- tripping
- dust inhalation
- cuts from sharp debris
- 12. Documenting the Process
- Incorrect record keeping leading to potential hazards being overlooked
- 13. Equipment Packing
- Manual handling injuries
- trip and fall
- 14. Maintenance of Equipment
- Electrocution hazards during cleaning/maintenance
- injury due to incorrect tool use
- 15. Review and Revise SWMS
- Inadequate revision leading to non-identification of potential risks
- 16. Staff Training
- Insufficient information leading to accidents
- improper use of equipment due to lack of understanding
- 17. First Aid Measures
- Delayed assistance due to lack of first aid training/equipment
- causes deterioration of injury
- 18. Emergency Procedures
- Failure to correctly implement emergency procedures
- causing additional injuries/damage
- 19. Monitoring and Review Process
- Failure to identify new hazards or failed control measures due to inadequate monitoring and review
- 20. End of Job
- Risk of injury during demobilisation
- mishandling of equipment causing damage or injury