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The Dismantling Trees With Chainsaw-Free Methods Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect equipment usage
- equipment malfunction
- 2. Site Assessment
- Falling branches
- uneven ground
- 3. Securing the Area
- Tripping over ropes
- collision with equipment
- 4. Equipment Check
- Faulty equipment
- lacerations
- 5. Tree Condition Assessment
- Falling tree parts
- insect stings
- 6. Pruning the Tree
- Branches falling
- muscle strain
- 7. Setting Up Ropes and Pulleys
- Rope burns
- tripping hazards
- 8. Climbing the Tree
- Falls from height
- entanglement in ropes
- 9. Dismantling the Tree
- Falling branches
- cuts and abrasions
- 10. Lowering Branches to Ground
- Struck by branches
- muscle strains
- 11. Ground Crew Duties
- Injury from falling debris
- slips
- trips and falls
- 12. Debris Management
- Injury from sharp objects
- manual handling injuries
- 13. Final Site Clean-up
- Injury from sharp objects
- slips
- trips and falls
- 14. Equipment Decontamination
- Chemical exposure
- skin irritation
- 15. Post-Operation Review
- Stress
- fatigue
- 16. Emergency Procedures Training
- Panic
- injury during evacuation
- 17. Equipment Maintenance
- Injury from sharp objects
- faulty equipment
- 18. Transportation of equipment
- Vehicle collision
- manual handling injuries
- 19. Disposal of waste material
- Exposure to harmful substances
- manual handling injuries
- 20. Documentation and Reporting
- Stress
- eye strain