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The Ripper Usage Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper training
- Inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE)
- 2. Equipment check
- Faulty ripper
- Lack of maintenance
- 3. Ripper installation
- Falling objects from height
- Incorrect installation procedure
- 4. Site setup
- Unsecured site
- Existence of other hazardous materials on site
- 5. Operating the ripper
- Operating without awareness of surrounding
- Mechanical failure
- 6. Loading material onto ripper
- Overloading
- Unstable load
- 7. Material transportation
- Vehicle collision
- Spilling of materials
- 8. Unloading materials
- Falling objects
- Sudden release of stored energy
- 9. Ground leveling
- Inadequate safety measures
- Improper use of ripper
- 10. Daily inspection
- Negligence in inspection
- Lack of technical knowledge
- 11. Maintenance task
- Lack of proper tooling
- Inadequate training
- 12. Debris removal
- Exposure to harmful substances
- Chemical hazards
- 13. Night operation
- Poor lighting
- Fatigue
- 14. Equipment shutdown
- Incorrect shutdown procedure
- Negligent operator practice
- 15. Emergency actions
- Lack of emergency plans
- Poor communication
- 16. Reporting and documentation
- Lack of compliance
- Late reporting
- 17. Site demobilisation
- Unorganised shutdown
- Unattended hazardous materials
- 18. Ripper dismantling
- Incorrect dismantling procedure
- Mishandling of tool parts
- 19. Inspection before leaving
- Negligence in inspection
- Hazards left on site
- 20. Training and competence improvement
- Improper training procedure
- Insufficient skill levels