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The Tree Care Handler Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Poor work area setup
- incorrect PPE
- 2. Machine inspection
- Undetected defects
- loose components
- 3. Machine startup
- Unauthorised access
- accidental activation
- 4. Operating machine
- Collision
- overturning
- 5. Tree cutting
- Falling branches
- kickback
- 6. Tree handling
- Crushing
- pinching
- 7. Machine shutdown
- Hot surfaces
- hydraulic leaks
- 8. Maintenance
- Improper servicing
- chemical exposure
- 9. Emergency response
- Inadequate evacuation
- injury
- 10. Site cleanup
- Slips
- trips
- and falls
- unsecured loads
- 11. Material disposal
- Improper waste handling
- environmental hazards
- 12. Transporting machine
- Traffic accidents
- unsecured loads
- 13. Machine refueling
- Fuel spillage
- fire hazards
- 14. Tree limb processing
- Entanglement
- flying debris
- 15. Machine attachments
- Incorrect attachment
- release of attachment
- 16. Working near power lines
- Electrocution
- contact with live wires
- 17. Working on uneven terrain
- Machine instability
- slips and falls
- 18. Working in adverse weather
- Reduced visibility
- slippery surfaces
- 19. Working at height
- Falls
- dropped objects
- 20. Communication
- Miscommunication
- lack of coordination