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The Apiculture Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- Insect stings
- 2. Dressing
- Heat exhaustion
- Poor visibility
- 3. Site Inspection
- Slip hazards
- Working at heights
- 4. Equipment Setup
- Equipment malfunction
- Back injuries from lifting
- 5. Hive Positioning
- Manual handling injuries
- Allergenic plants
- 6. Hive Installation
- Stings
- Hive collapse
- 7. Bee Introduction
- Insect stings
- Foreign pests/diseases
- 8. Hive Maintenance
- Hand injuries
- Smoke inhalation
- 9. Honey Harvesting
- Falls from height
- Lacerations
- 10. Post-Harvest Clean-Up
- Chemical exposure
- Trip hazards
- 11. Packaging & Transport
- Manual handling injuries
- Road accidents
- 12. Record Keeping
- Ergonomic issues
- Eye strain
- 13. Pest and Disease Management
- Chemical exposure
- Bee attacks
- 14.Smoke Generation
- Fire risk
- Smoke inhalation
- 15. Bee Health Monitoring
- Insect stings
- Exposure to disease
- 16. Honey Extraction Process
- Lacerations
- Food safety contamination
- 17. Mentor Observation/Training
- Miscommunication
- Injury from new beekeepers
- 18. Winter Preparation
- Freezing hazards
- Condensation issues with hives
- 19. Hive Disassembly and Repair
- Splinters
- Manual handling injuries
- 20. Market Preparations
- Food safety contamination
- Financial losses from poor sales