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The Blading Scarifying Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Tripping over equipment
- Inhaling dust particles
- 2. Equipment check
- Malfunctioning equipment
- Cutting hands on blades
- 3. Mark Out Area
- Incorrect markings
- Slipping on loose gravel
- 4. Set up barriers
- "Accidental collision with machinery
- Falling into excavation site"
- 5. Start Blading/Scarifying
- Flying debris
- Noise induced hearing loss
- 6. Regular Checks
- Machinery malfunction
- Fatigue from repetitive motion
- 7. Adjust Settings
- Electric shock
- Pinching fingers in machinery
- 8. Blading/Scarifying slope areas
- Roll-over accidents
- Uncontrolled slippage
- 9. Dispose of Debris
- Cut/pierce injuries from sharp objects
- Lifting heavy materials
- 10. Clean Up
- Slipping on wet surfaces
- Chemical burns or irritations
- 11. Store Equipment
- Misplacing equipment
- Tripping hazards
- 12. Document Work
- Eyestrain from digital screens
- Incorrect data entry
- 13. Review work area
- Unnoticed hazards
- Colliding with left-behind tools or equipment
- 14. Rest Periods
- Dehydration
- Heat stroke/ Hypothermia
- 15. End operation
- Operating the machine while fatigued
- Missing post-operation maintenance
- 16. Reporting Incidents
- Incorrect incident reporting
- Missing or overlooking incidents
- 17. Crew debriefing
- Miscommunication
- Unresolved safety concerns
- 18. Maintenance Tasks
- Injury while cleaning or fixing machinery
- Ineffective maintenance leading to future hazards
- 19. Periodic Training
- "Accidents due to untrained/reckless operation
- Misunderstanding of safety procedures"
- 20. Inspection and replacement
- "Overlooking damaged parts
- Injury during inspection"