Risk Assessment Description of Risk Control Measures Hazards Inspected Cons Like Risk Level IMPACT AND CUTTING INJURIES Ensure that lawnmower is The moving lawnmower Can anyone be crushed/cut/struck etc. due turned off and the blades have blades pose a significant to: stopped rotating before risk to an operator’s performing maintenance. Material falling off the plant? hands and body parts. Y N Uncontrolled/unexpected movement of Major Unlikely Medium Inspect the area to be mown for The operator will expose Y N plant/load? stones, branches or other debris themselves to extreme Lack of capacity to slow, stop or that may become a projectile risks if any attempt to Y N immobilise plant? prior to undertaking task. inspect or undertake The plant tipping or rolling over? Y N maintenance to the Ensure that lawnmower is not undercarriage of the Parts of the plant disintegrating or used during high pedestrian Y N lawnmower occurs whilst collapsing? traffic periods (e.g. outside mower is on. Contact with moving parts during testing, Major Possible High school hours). Y N inspection, operation, maintenance, Stones and other debris cleaning or repair? may be thrown out from Being thrown off or under the plant? Y N the spinning blades. Contact with sharp or flying objects? Moderate Possible Medium Y N (e.g. work pieces being ejected) The mobility of the plant? Y N Inappropriate parts and accessories Y N being used? Other Y N
Hazards Inspected Risk Assessment Description of Risk Control Measures Cons Like Risk Level IMPACT AND CUTTING INJURIES Can anyone be crushed/cut/struck etc. due to: The moving lawnmower blades pose a significant risk to an operator’s hands and body parts. The operator will expose themselves to extreme risks if any attempt to inspect or undertake maintenance to the undercarriage of the lawnmower occurs whilst mower is on. Stones and other debris may be thrown out from the spinning blades. Ensure that lawnmower is turned off and the blades have stopped rotating before performing maintenance. Inspect the area to be mown for stones, branches or other debris that may become a projectile prior to undertaking task. Ensure that lawnmower is not used during high pedestrian traffic periods (e.g. outside school hours). Material falling off the plant? Y N Uncontrolled/unexpected movement of plant/load? Y N Major Unlikely Medium Lack of capacity to slow, stop or immobilise plant? Y N The plant tipping or rolling over? Y N Parts of the plant disintegrating or collapsing? Y N Contact with moving parts during testing, inspection, operation, maintenance, cleaning or repair? Y N Major Possible High Being thrown off or under the plant? Y N Contact with sharp or flying objects? (e.g. work pieces being ejected) Y N Moderate Possible Medium The mobility of the plant? Y N Inappropriate parts and accessories being used? Y N Other Y N