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The Removing Stumps Manually Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Injury from moving heavy equipment
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 2. Inspecting tools & equipment
- Electric shock from defective equipment
- Cuts or punctures from sharp tools
- 3. Setting up safe work area
- Struck by falling objects
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 4. Identifying stump for removal
- Falls into holes or trenches
- Unstable ground
- 5. Initial cutting of stump
- Flying debris
- High noise levels
- 6. Detailed cutting around roots
- Strain and sprain injuries
- Hand-arm vibration syndrome
- 7. Drilling holes in stump
- Flying debris
- Accidental activation of drill
- 8. Use of chemicals to fasten decomposition
- Exposure to harmful chemicals
- Eye damage from splashes
- 9. Removal of decomposed material
- Manual handling injuries
- Allergic reactions
- 10. Backfilling hole and site restoration
- Strains and sprains from manual handling
- Collapsing walls of hole
- 11. Disposal of stump remnants
- Manual Handling injuries
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 12. Clean-up and tool storage
- Spike injuries
- Manual handling injuries
- 13. Safety checks and maintenance
- Maintenance-related injuries
- Electrical hazards
- 14. Incident reporting if necessary
- Legal consequences for non-reporting
- Missed injuries
- 15. Review removal process
- Missed hazards
- Reinjury or new injury during review