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The Avoid Excessive Use Of Stump Grinding Chemicals Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper handling of chemicals
- exposure to toxic fumes
- unnecessary trips or falls
- 2. Equipment Assembly
- Mishandling equipment
- improper safety gear
- 3. Chemical Mixing
- Skin irritation from chemical exposure
- eye injury
- inhalation of toxic fumes
- 4. Stump Application
- Skin burns from chemical splash
- stump overturn injuries
- 5. Operation of Grinder
- Noise pollution resulting in hearing problems
- flying debris
- 6. Cleaning Up
- Exposure to leftover chemicals
- slips on wet surfaces
- 7. Disposal of Waste
- Inhalation of harmful substances during disposal
- injury from improper disposal
- 8. Equipment Disassembly
- Injury due to mishandling of disassembly tools
- 9. Storing Equipment
- Falls due to poorly stored equipment
- damage to equipment
- 10. Storing Chemicals
- Unprotected exposure to stump grinding chemicals
- fire hazard
- 11. Repetitive Tasks
- Musculoskeletal disorder
- fatigue
- 12. Emergency Procedures
- Wrong execution causing more harm
- panic
- injury from uncontrolled crowd
- 13. Post Work Inspection
- Ignored safety hazard
- overlooked broken equipment parts
- 14. Reporting Procedure Documentation
- Miscommunication
- overlook serious hazards
- 15. Debriefing/Review
- Inadequate information dissemination about the task
- overlooking important details
- 16. Maintenance Work
- Injury from handling heavy equipment
- exposure to hazardous substance during maintenance
- 17. Training and Re-training Staff
- Inadequate skills leading to accidents
- lack of refreshers causing mishaps
- 18. Regular Auditing and Updating SWMS
- Outdated procedures causing harm
- non-compliance with standards
- 19. Dermatological Check-ups for Workers
- Late detection of skin diseases
- overlooked minor injuries turning severe
- 20. Regular Equipment Checks
- Equipment failure leading to injury
- delayed replacement of bad equipment