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- Dictionaryprac·ti·ca·ble/ˈpraktəkəb(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. able to be done or put into practice successfully: "the measures will be put into effect as soon as is reasonably practicable"
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Frost (1955) The claimant’s hand came into contact with moving grinding wheel in breach of the Factories Act 1961, Section 14 (1). The defendant argued that if a grinding wheel was securely fenced the machine would be unusable. The court rejected this proposition and refused to read the words so far as is reasonably practicable into the statute.
Dec 5, 2017 · In short, the court held that the fitment of restrictors or bars was not a reasonable precaution to impose on householders or hoteliers and the claim was dismissed. The risk of injury as a result of falling from a second floor window was an obvious one. However, it should be noted that following this case there is no requirement to retro-fit ...
Depending on the circumstances some 'road accidents' are be reportable under RIDDOR, and the guidance to RIDDOR gives you examples of the sort of 'road accidents' that are reportable and those which are not. From the scenario that you have given, this would not be reportable under RIDDOR. It should nevertheless go in the 'accident book'.
However, this is not practicable given that we walk up and down raised fixed platforms many times a day to access parts of equipment i.e. to fill shoots with product etc. Therefore a WAH PTW would be way over the top especially given that all platforms are fitted with fixed handrails.
Sep 9, 2022 · You can find CIS46 at CIS46. Revision 2 - Provision of welfare facilities at transient construction sites (sjstoilethire.co.uk) However, it has long since been superseded. Your starting point would be Provision of welfare facilities during construction work (hse.gov.uk) The only obvious legislation is that within the Construction (Design and ...
Jun 21, 2024 · Palmer20061. #15 Posted : 17 July 2024 10:48:41 (UTC) Rank: Forum user. The NFRC are a good source of guidance on roof work; their HSGS04 'Fall Protection and Prevention for Working on Pitched Roofs' may help, but there are plenty of other guidance documents they publish too.
Jun 14, 2022 · Assessing what is "reaonably practicable" means working out the cost in terms of time, money and effort and deciding whether the cost of mitigating a risk is "disproportionate" or "grossly disproportionate" depending on which legal judgment you prefer, but with the onus on the duty holder in both criminal and civil proceedings to prove (on the ...
Posted By Andrew I. Butler My question has been generated as a result of Audit from the British Safety council. One of the questions within the audit questions the appointment of a Fire Safety Coordinator. It is my belief that this is a requirement of best practice rather than anything legal as I cannot find any information to support this.
The POWRA is completed, sometimes daily, when conditions or circumstances change that may negate some of the controls identified in the original risk assessment. It's a way of communicating any changes that may have taken place and feeding back to the originator and fits into the monitoring and review process.
An accident is ‘an unplanned event that may result in injury or ill heath of people, or damage or loss to property, equipment, plant, materials or the environment . (HSE) An incident is defined as any occurrence that is inconsistent with the routine care of the patient or the routine operation of the organisation.
