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The Repair Any Damage Caused By Stump Grinding Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unclear worksite
- Inadequate safety gear
- 2. Equipment Inspection
- Faulty equipment
- Lack of training using equipment
- 3. Stump Identification and Assessment
- Improper handling of saws
- Incorrect stump identification leads to wrong tool usage
- 4. Positioning the Grinder
- Accidents due to slippery surface
- Improper positioning leading to accidents
- 5. Operation Start-Up
- Equipment failure
- Physical strain from operating heavy machinery
- 6. Grinding Process
- Flying debris
- High noise levels
- Unexpected machine kickbacks
- 7. Dealing with Underground Utilities
- Unmonitored vibration damages
- Hitting underground utilities like gas or sewage lines
- 8. Stump Removal
- Injuries during manual removal of stump
- Splinters causing injuries
- 9. Debris Clearing
- Eye injury due to flying particles
- Inhaling wood dust
- 10. Inspection Post Grinding
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Incomplete grinding leading to rework and double exposure to hazards
- 11. Material Disposal
- Incorrect lifting techniques leading to musculoskeletal disorders
- Unsafe disposal leading to environmental hazard
- 12. Equipment Shut Down and Cleaning
- Clean-up related hazards
- burns from hot equipment parts
- 13. Final Area Clean Up
- Debris left leading to slips
- trips and falls
- Misplaced tools causing accidents
- 14. Documentation
- Inaccurate details leading to incorrect future procedures
- Misplacing confidential information
- 15. Post Job Maintenance of Equipment
- Workshop related hazards
- Inappropriate handling of tools during maintenance
- 16. Training before Next Usage
- Inadequate or incorrect training leading to accidents in future usage
- 17. Reporting and Review
- Incorrect reporting leading to improper measure in future
- Lack of regular review leading to accumulated risks
- 18. Emergency Procedures
- Not following emergency procedures
- Lack of knowledge about emergency procedures
- 19. Staff Debriefing
- Lack of communication leading to confusion
- Incorrect dissemination of information
- 20.Follow up inspection
- Incomplete follow-up leading to unnoticed issues
- Poor follow-up documentation