18.1 What does this Part cover?
18.1.1
This Part covers managing the risks of:
- mobile plant
- mechanised harvesting including winch-assisted harvesting
- manual felling including machine-assisted felling
- cable logging including manual breaking out.
18.2 What are the common health and safety risks faced by workers?
18.2.1
Table 15 gives examples of how workers can be harmed.
18.2.2
There may be hazards that are not identified in this table. You will need to identify and assess health and safety risks arising from your own work.
| What could go wrong? | Possible causes |
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| Workers being hit by falling objects |
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| Workers being struck by stems, dislodged material or rigging, including while breaking out |
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| Workers being struck by ropes, chains or cables |
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| Workers being struck by mobile plant |
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| Mobile plant tipping, rolling or losing control |
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| Impaired or distracted workers making mistakes resulting in injuries |
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| Workers harmed during repairs or maintenance activities |
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| Workers being harmed by poor or extreme weather conditions |
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| Workers being injured carrying out manual tasks |
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| Workers being exposed to harmful fumes, excessive noise or vibration, cutting edges for example, while using plant |
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| Workers being injured in slips, trips and falls |
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Table 15: Examples of what could go wrong – harvesting
18.2.3
The following guidance provides good practice on how to manage these risks. To manage the health risks, see Section 3.5.
18.2.4
Guidance that is common to activities (for example, on requirements for worker training) has been placed in Part B.
18.2.5
See Appendix 6 for an approach to manage health and safety risks.
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