Hazard Identified Risk Source Control Measure
Operator injury Inexperience
• Complete Owners
Manual supplied
covering all aspects of
operating the unit
• Various warning
decals strategically
placed on the unit
Unit overturning, crushing
operator
Operating on steep or slippery
slopes
• ROPS framework on
the unit
• Seat belts for the
operator
• Warning decals
• Clear warning in
manual
Risk of burns to hands and
fingers
Hot surfaces from operations,
such as exhaust system
• Warning decals
• Clear warning in
manual
Burns and scalds from
radiator
Hot steam or water jets from
opening radiator when engine
is hot
• Clear warnings
outlined in manual
Danger of entanglement Moving parts.
Guards not in place.
• Warning decals stating
guards must be in
place
• Physical guards
around belts and
pulleys
• Clear warning in
manual
Battery explosion Improper battery handling or
jumping
• Instructions on battery
handling from the
Battery Council
International included
in manuals
Danger of dismemberment Cutting blades
• Warning decals
• Clear warning in
manual
• Physical guards
around blades
• Clear prohibitions
outlined in manual
Danger of projectile strike Ejected debris from cutting
blades
• Warning decals
• Clear warning in
manual
• Physical guards
around blades
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