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The Bobcat Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Manual handling injuries
- Slips and trips on uneven ground
- 2. Transporting Bobcat
- Pedestrian injury
- Traffic accidents
- 3. Site Inspection
- Fall from heights
- Trip hazards
- 4. Machine Setup
- Crushing accidents
- Entanglement
- 5. Operator Training
- Operator injury
- Machine damage
- 6. Pre Operational Checks
- Unplanned machine movement
- Fluid leaks
- 7. Operate Bobcat
- Struck by moving object
- Collision with other machines
- 8. Load and Unload Materials
- Falling materials
- Crushing injuries
- 9. Refuelling
- Fire or explosion
- Spills
- 10. Attachments Handling
- Pinching injuries
- Crushing injuries
- 11. Clear Work Area
- Struck by a falling object
- Visibility issues
- 12. Excavation Works
- Trench collapse
- Contact with underground services
- 13. Backfilling and Compacting
- Ground instability
- Struck by compactor
- 14. Maintenance
- Maintenance-related injuries
- Incorrect use of tools
- 15. Site Clean-up
- Exposure to hazardous substances
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- 16. Machine Shutdown
- Stored energy release
- Pinch points
- 17. Storage
- Unauthorised access
- Vandalism
- 18. Waste Disposal
- Inhalation of hazardous substances
- Sharp injuries related to waste
- 19. Documenting Work
- Incorrect recording
- Miscommunication
- 20. Emergency Procedures
- Inadequate response to emergencies
- Panic