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The Ascend Trees Utilising Spurs Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips
- incorrect equipment use
- 2. Equipment Check
- Faulty spurs
- worn-out gear
- 3. Climbing Strategy
- Incorrect positioning
- physical exhaustion
- 4. Ascend Tree
- Falling from height
- branches breaking
- 5. Managing Branches
- Cuts
- falling branches
- 6. Descent
- Losing control
- equipment failure
- 7. Ground Clean Up
- Tripping over fallen debris
- cuts
- 8. Gear Stowaway
- Misplacement of gear
- tripping
- 9. Review And Report
- Incomplete data reporting
- overlooking hazards
- 10. Emergency Management
- Inadequate first-aid
- delayed emergency response
- 11. Weather Check
- Adverse weather conditions like storms
- high winds
- 12. Communications
- Poor communication
- misunderstanding commands
- 13. Physical Fitness Check
- Exhaustion
- muscle strains
- 14. Dealing with Wildlife
- Bites
- stings
- 15. Equipment Maintenance
- Equipment malfunctioning
- using faulty tools
- 16. Site Clean Up
- Trips
- slips
- falling objects
- 17. Debarking
- Splinters
- wrong tool usage
- 18. Pruning
- Cuts
- falling branches
- 19. Checking Spurs
- Faulty gear
- slips
- 20. Breaks And Rest
- Dehydration
- fatigue
- heat stroke