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The Soil Cultivation Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- Trips and Falls
- Manual handling injuries
- 2. Equipment Inspection
- Faulty equipment
- Electrical shock
- 3. Setting Area Boundary
- Collision with moving vehicles
- Contact with buried services
- 4. Excavation Activity
- Collapsing walls
- Falling into trench
- Overturning equipment
- 5. Soil Cultivation
- Dust inhalation
- Noise-induced hearing loss
- Machinery accidents
- 6. Tilling
- Repetitive strain injury
- Slips and trips
- 7. Chemical Application
- Chemical burn
- Inhalation of toxic fumes
- 8. Irrigation Setup
- Manual handling injuries
- Slips and trips
- 9. Seeding Process
- Back strains from bending
- Allergic reactions
- 10. Pesticide Application
- Ingestion of toxic chemicals
- Eye damage
- 11. Fertilisation
- Skin irritation
- Inhalation of toxic fumes
- 12. Post-Cultivation Clean Up
- Manual handling injuries
- Slips and falls
- Sharp object injuries
- 13. Equipment Maintenance
- Electrical shock
- Fires and explosions
- Crashing or collision
- 14. Reporting & Documentation
- Eye strain
- Repetitive strain injury
- Slips
- trips and falls in office environment
- 15. Emergency Procedures
- Panic-related injuries
- Insufficient knowledge on procedures
- 16. Training & Compliance
- Lack of knowledge
- Training related injuries
- 17. Rest and Recovery Periods
- Overexertion
- Heat stroke
- 18. Post Operation Review
- Poor mental health if review is negative/ harsh
- Stress-related illnesses
- 19. Waste Disposal
- Hazardous waste exposure
- Manual handling injuries
- 20. Transporting Equipment to Storage
- Accidents while on transit
- Manual handling injuries as they move heavy equipment