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The Disc Cultivator Use Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip and fall hazards
- electrical shock from faulty equipment
- 2. Transporting the cultivator
- Accident during transport
- damage to property
- 3. Positioning
- Strain or injury due to improper handling
- slipping due to uneven terrain
- 4. Connect to tractor
- Pinch points or crushing injuries when attaching cultivator
- back injury from lifting
- 5. Inspections
- Injury from improper use of hand tools
- electric shock from defective power tools
- 6. Cultivation process
- Exposure to dust and allergens
- noise pollution leading to hearing loss
- 7. Maintenance
- Risks associated with working with sharp implements
- unauthorized operation
- moving parts
- 8. Cleaning up
- Chemical exposure if using cleaning products
- slip and fall hazards
- 9. Storage
- Risks associated with manual handling
- potential slips
- trips or falls in storage area
- 10. Disconnect from tractor
- Crushing injury when removing cultivator
- pinch points
- 11. Operational Checks
- Possibility of sudden machine start
- hydraulic leaks causing slips
- 12. Servicing Equipment
- Fire hazard from improper refuelling
- accidental cuts or wounds
- 13. Reporting faults
- Risk of not correctly reporting faults potentially leading to accidents
- 14. Reuse of cultivator
- Deterioration over time leading to inefficiency or risk of breakdown
- 15. Emergency procedures
- Risk of accidents not handled properly