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The Uprooting Trees Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Contact with overhead powerlines
- 2. Site Assessment
- Fallen or hanging branches
- Inadequate equipment
- 3. Tree Assessment
- Unexpected tree fall
- Branches under tension
- 4. Equipment Check
- Faulty tools
- Improper use of equipment
- 5. Establishing Exclusion Zone
- Persons entering work area unknowingly
- Insufficient area clearance
- 6. Climb Tree
- Falling from height
- Unstable trees or branches
- 7. Uprooting Process
- Flying debris
- Strains and sprains from using tools
- 8. Lowering Branches
- Dropping branches
- Incorrect rope placement
- 9. Cutting Trunk
- Kickback from chainsaw
- Noise
- Vibration
- 10. Stump Removal
- Kickback from stump grinder
- Flying debris
- 11. Debris Clean-up
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Improper lifting technique
- 12. Disposal of Tree Parts
- Manual Handling injuries
- Sharps injuries
- 13. Equipment Decontamination
- Chemical exposure
- Eye injuries from cleaning solutions
- 14. Site Restoration
- Uneven surfaces causing slips
- trips and falls
- Leftover debris
- 15. Review and Reporting
- Inadequate reporting leading to future injuries
- Missed hazard identification