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Key Features:
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The Thatching Yards Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Trip hazards
- Exposure to harmful substances
- 2. Site assessment
- High noise levels
- Inhalation of dust particles
- 3. Equipment setup
- Falls from height
- Manual handling injuries
- 4. Thatching application
- Eye injuries
- Puncture wounds
- 5. Final inspection
- Falling objects
- Collisions with fixed objects
- 6. Cleaning up
- Chemical exposure
- Slipping on wet surfaces
- 7. Loading/Unloading Materials
- Back strain from heavy lifting
- Falls due to unstable loads
- 8. Using manual tools
- Repetitive strain injury
- Deep cuts or abrasions
- 9. Using power tools
- Electrical shock
- Noise-induced hearing loss
- 10. Working at heights
- Fall from height
- Dropped tools causing danger below
- 11. Waste Disposal
- Contemptuous material exposure
- Incorrect manual handling
- 12. Emergency Evacuation
- Panic-related injuries
- Stumbling/tripping in rush to evacuate
- 13. Delivering Material On-site
- Traffic accidents
- Load falling onto people
- 14. Communicating On-site
- Miscommunications leading to dangerous malpractice
- Distraction-caused accidents
- 15. Maintaining Equipment
- Electrical shock
- Injury from improperly secured components