Think about a job you do at home or at work. Describe one step from that job that has not already been mentioned by another student, and identify a hazard from that step along with a way to reduce the risk associated with that hazard. Be sure to avoid repeating a step that has already been described by another student.

Also, comment on another student’s posts by recommending an additional way to reduce the risk from the hazard that the student described in his or her initial post.
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Michael:

A job or task that I do weekly at my home in the summer months is mow my lawn and weedwhack the lawn edges I also could include operating my snowblower in the winter months.  A step I strarted taking a few years back was to wear ear plugs or ear muffs before I start the equipment. I am not sure how many people actually think about the noise that comes from a riding lawnmower, not just the motor running but the cutting blades turning can generate a great deal of noise.  Proper PPE like hearing protection and gloves are important.  My snowblower is very loud as well and I use ear plugs under my winter hat, and will wear ear muffs on my rider and when running other outside equipment like my gas powered weedwhacker, backpack blower, or chainsaw.