In order to prepare the soil for successful planting, levelling, turfing, or seeding, it needs to be prepared and maintained. Garden soil should be churned and broken up as part of that process, and both a rotavator and cultivator can be used to perform the task.
This mostly completed editable Rotavator Risk Assessment will give you a good indication of the hazards associated with the activity, along with the risks and controls you should be thinking about.
This file contains the following:
A mostly pre-completed ready to use risk assessment for a walk behind rotavator/soil aerator. You can edit the text to produce a site-specific health and safety document for your project or workplace.
A Safe Operating Procedure/ safe system of work which can also double up as a toolbox talk
