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The Root Pruning Operations Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Incorrect use of tools
- 2. Marking Area
- Miscommunication
- Contact with underground services
- 3. Equipment Inspections
- Faulty equipment
- Electrical hazards
- 4. Root Pruning Setup
- Overexertion
- Muscle Strain
- 5. Pruning Operation
- Eye Injuries from sawdust
- Hand injuries
- 6. Handling pruned roots
- Puncture wounds,Splinters
- 7. Root Disposal
- Manual handling issues
- Transportation accidents
- 8. Tool Maintenance
- Hand injury from servicing tools,Cuts from sharp objects
- 9. Clean-Up Process
- Misplacement of tools
- Tripping on leftover debris
- 10. Reporting Procedure
- Incorrect information
- Lack of communication
- 11. Repositioning Barrier
- Move heavy barrier
- Muscle Strain
- 12. Quality Check
- Inadequate work
- Errors from oversight
- 13. Evaluation
- Issues not identified
- Incorrect assessment
- 14. Post Operation Briefing
- Miscommunication
- Incomplete Information
- 15. Unforeseen Events
- Injury from unexpected event
- damage to property
- 16. Weather Conditions
- Heat strokes in hot weather
- Slips in wet conditions
- 17. Time Management
- Fatigue from overworking
- Rushed work leading to errors
- 18. Personal Protective Equipment Use
- Eye injuries from improper use
- Skin reactions to material
- 19. Training
- Inadequate knowledge
- Incompetency in operation
- 20. Health Emergency Response
- Delayed medical response
- Inefficiency of first aid