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The Burning Brush Piles Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unorganised worksite
- handling heavy equipment
- 2. Site Analysis
- Unstable terrain
- potential for fire breakout
- 3. Equipment Check
- Faulty equipment
- overheating
- 4. Assembly of Tools
- Sharp objects
- heavy lifting
- 5. Brush Pile Setup
- Slips and falls
- burn injuries from proximity to fire
- 6. Ignition
- Explosion risk
- emission of harmful fumes
- 7. Control Burn
- Burn injuries
- smoke inhalation
- 8. Fire Tending
- Fatigue
- extreme heat
- smoke inhalation
- 9. Extinguishing Fire
- Smoke inhalation
- re-ignition
- 10. Post-fire Check
- Hot spots
- unstable terrain
- 11. Debris Clearing
- Sharp objects
- slips and falls
- 12. Equipment Dismantling
- Handling heated tools
- manual handling
- 13. Waste Disposal
- Exposure to ash and harmful chemicals
- 14. Reporting and Review
- Paper cuts
- computer radiation
- 15. Evacuation Procedure
- Stressful situation
- panic
- accidents during evacuation
- 16. First Aid Procedures
- Improperly administered first-aid
- exposure to bloodborne pathogens
- 17. Equipment Maintenance
- Improper maintenance procedure
- mechanical injury
- 18. Hazardous Incident Management
- Stressful situation
- delay in response time
- 19. Safety Equipment Training
- Improper use of safety equipment
- lack of understanding
- 20. Regular Reviews and Updates
- Outdated practices
- non-compliance with latest codes and standards