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#1 Posted : 07 February 2006 12:48:00(UTC)
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Posted By Nat What would be the best way to demonstrate that "As Low As Reasonably Practicable" (ALARP) control measures were taken in conducting a HAZID and to prove they were acheived?
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#2 Posted : 07 February 2006 14:10:00(UTC)
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Posted By Frank Hallett Nat - make sure that it's all clearly documented and completed by someone who is clearly competent. Frank Hallett
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#3 Posted : 07 February 2006 14:28:00(UTC)
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Posted By Jerry Lucey The Safety, Health & Welfare at Work Act 2005 in Ireland defines 'reasonably practicable' as "reasonably practicable in relation to the duties of the employer, has exercised all due care by putting in place the protective and preventative measures, having identified the hazards and assessed the risks to safety and health likely to result in accidents or injury to health at the place of work concerned and where the putting in place of any further measures is grossly disproportionate having regard to the unusual, unforseeable and exceptional nature of any circumstances or occurrences that may result in an accident at work or injury at that place of work". This definition was arrived at following consultation with the European Commission and one could argue that any future definitions will be this stringent as a minimum. To the best of my knowledge this definition has yet to be tested in case law but the terms 'unusual, unforeseen or exceptional' should be significant in the definition.
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#4 Posted : 08 February 2006 12:42:00(UTC)
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Posted By garyh If at all possible (I did this in a COMAH report) use quantified risk assessment with and without control measures. This should show that you end up with an "acceptable" risk. If not, review / improve control measures.
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