Cons Like Risk Level IMPACT AND CUTTING INJURIES Ensure the operator uses Airborne debris or leaves Can anyone be crushed/cut/struck etc. due appropriate PPE (e.g. safety from the use of the leaf to: glasses). blower may affect the Material falling off the plant? eyes of the operator or Y N bystanders. Ensure the equipment is only Uncontrolled/unexpected movement of operated during times of low Y N plant/load? pedestrian traffic (e.g. outside Lack of capacity to slow, stop or school hours). Y N immobilise plant? The plant tipping or rolling over? Y N Parts of the plant disintegrating or Y N collapsing? Contact with moving parts during testing, Y N inspection, operation, maintenance, cleaning or repair? Being thrown off or under the plant? Y N Contact with sharp or flying objects? Minor Unlikely Low 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
Cons Like Risk Level IMPACT AND CUTTING INJURIES Can anyone be crushed/cut/struck etc. due to: Airborne debris or leaves from the use of the leaf blower may affect the eyes of the operator or bystanders. Ensure the operator uses appropriate PPE (e.g. safety glasses). Ensure the equipment is only operated during times of low pedestrian traffic (e.g. outside school hours). Material falling off the plant? Y N Uncontrolled/unexpected movement of plant/load? Y N 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 Being thrown off or under the plant? Y N Contact with sharp or flying objects? (e.g. work pieces being ejected) Y N Minor Unlikely Low The mobility of the plant? Y N Inappropriate parts and accessories being used? Y N Other Y N