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The Seed Drill Operation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper handling of machinery
- Slipping or tripping on uneven work surface
- 2. Machine Inspection
- Machinery malfunction
- Electrical hazards
- 3. Pre-operational Check
- Exposure to noise and vibration
- Hazardous moving parts
- 4. Positioning the Drill
- Risk of high strain injuries
- Unexpected start-up
- 5. Drilling Session
- Flying particles
- Fearful noise
- 6. Adjustment of Drill
- Hands trapped in moving parts
- Excessive vibration
- 7. Loading Seed
- Dust inhalation
- Manual handling injuries
- 8. Operating Drill
- Misjudgement leading to accidents
- Continual noise exposure
- 9. Unloading Seed
- Manual lifting hazards
- Fall from height
- 10. Post-Operation Cleaning
- Exposure to harmful cleaning substances
- Risk of flying debris
- 11. Maintenance Work
- Machinery malfunction
- Electrical hazards
- 12. Equipment Shutdown
- Unexpected startup of equipment
- Chemical spillage
- 13. Reporting Discrepancies
- Miscommunication of information
- Late reporting
- 14. Waste Removal
- Manual lifting hazards
- Exposure to dust and debris
- 15. Documentation Update
- Data misinterpretation
- Inaccurate recording of information
- 16. Decommissioning drill
- Risk of falling objects
- Electrical hazards
- 17. Drill Recycling
- Exposure to harmful chemicals
- Manual handling injuries
- 18. Emergency Response Training
- Inadequate knowledge of emergency response
- Panic during emergencies
- 19. Health and Safety Inductions
- Incomplete briefing on health and safety precautions
- Inaccurate interpretation of rules
- 20. Regular Audits
- Insufficient checking of equipment
- Faulty machinery unnoticed