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chainsaw users should wear protective clothing which complies with required standards:

• Footwear – steel toe caps.
• Leg protection – chainsaw operator safety trousers or chaps.
• Safety helmet – to protect head from falling objects.
• Earmuffs – to prevent hearing damage.
• Eye Protection – Safety goggles /shields to prevent exposure to flying debris.
• Clothing – comfortable clothing to allow free movement.

Retail Machinery

Compactor

Hazards

• Crushing.
• Shearing from moving arms on the
compactor.
• Impact by ejected items during crushing.
• Biological hazard from wastes.

Precautions

• Fixed perimeter guard on all the sides of
the compactor
• Interlocked guards – material in feed and collection area.
• Good housekeeping to avoid slips and trips.
• Sprinkle vermin to treat biological hazard.

Construction Machinery

Cement Mixer

Hazards

• Entanglement from blades inside the drum or drive
shaft.
• Impact during drum rotation.
• Exhaust fumes
• Chemical hazard from exposure to cement dust or
silica dust.
• Electricity.

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