Health and Safety Law 2024 (October 2024)
Another key concept is the “hierarchy of risk control”. Risks should be reduced to the lowest reasonably practicable level by taking preventative measures, in order of priority, with eliminating the risk at the top of the list and providing PPE as the last resort to deal with any remaining risks. It is a breach of health and safety law for an employer to move straight to PPE without considering other ways of eliminating or reducing risks to health and safety.
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