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The Tree Stump Grinding Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 2. Equipment selection
- Equipment malfunctions
- Improper use of machinery
- 3. Site inspection
- Unstable ground
- Overhead obstacles
- 4. Stump size evaluation
- Risk of equipment damage
- Unpredicted stump movement
- 5. Tree species identification
- Allergies
- Toxicity from specific trees
- 6. Protective barriers setup
- Falling debris
- Bystander injury
- 7. PPE Inspection
- Faulty or damaged PPE
- Incorrectly fitted PPE
- 8. Grinding machine inspection
- Machinery malfunction
- Sharp blades
- 9. Machine testing
- Machine kickback
- Unexpected machinery commencement
- 10. Position stump grinder
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Crushing injuries
- 11. Operate stump grinder
- Flying debris
- Noise pollution
- 12. Re-position grinder if necessary
- Crushing injuries
- Device destabilisation
- 13. Repeat grinding until stump removal
- Fatigue
- Repetitive strain injury
- 14. Cleanup Operation
- Sharp debris
- Tripping hazards
- 15. Equipment decontamination
- Chemical exposure
- Hardwood dust inhalation
- 16. Equipment storage
- Incorrectly stored equipment
- Slips
- trips and falls
- 17. Record Keeping
- Data loss
- Miscommunication
- 18. Inspect area post-operation
- Tripping hazards
- Missed debris
- 19. Waste removal
- Heavy lifting
- Biological contamination
- 20. Review and report operation
- Wrong reporting
- Data misinterpretation