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The Clearance Of Vegetation Near Dams And Other Water Storage Facilities. Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Uneven ground
- risky weather conditions
- poorly maintained equipment.
- 2. Equipment Check
- Equipment malfunction
- lack of personal protective gear.
- 3. Area Marking
- Tripping hazards
- incorrect marking.
- 4. Vegetation identification
- Incorrect identification
- exposure to poisonous vegetation.
- 5. Vegetation Clearance
- Risk of falling objects
- back injuries
- cuts or abrasions
- disturbance of wildlife habitat.
- 6. Use of chainsaws
- Kickback
- chainsaw contact
- noise danger
- slips and falls.
- 7. Use of hand tools (axes, loppers etc.)
- Strain injuries
- cuts and punctures
- tool malfunction.
- 8. Handling of Cut Vegetation
- Manual handling injuries (strain/sprain)
- slip on vegetation debris.
- 9. Transport of cut vegetation
- Transport vehicle accident
- load securement failure.
- 10. Disposal of vegetation
- Fire hazards
- injurious waste
- trip hazards.
- 11. Checking for regrowth
- Slips
- trips
- falls
- undetected regrowth.
- 12. Update site records
- Loss of data
- unrecorded risks.
- 13. Equipment Decontamination
- Chemical hazards
- biological hazards from contaminated equipment.
- 14. Review of work area post-clearance
- Remaining dangers; unremoved vegetation
- nesting of animals or insects.
- 15. Communication of completion
- Miscommunication leading to further hazards.