Minimizing the risk as far as reasonably practical

Meaning

Duty reasonably able to done to ensure health and safety

Factors to consider

Likelihood of the hazard

Degree of harm

Knowledge of the hazard

Suitability of risk elimination

how to apply

1.Identifying the circumstances and hazads

What are the situation and environment

What are the risk associated with them

Consult to higher management

2.Determining what can be done

Eliminate the risk

Finding the control measures

  1. To find what can reasonably be done

Applying the control measures

Prioritise the risk

Finding the control measures which can be reasonably applied

Train for the required skills

To find whether the risk can be eliminated or not

What can be the probability of the risk to occur

What can be the consequence of that hazard

what knowledge do we have to tackle that risk