Managing risks to health and safety

A health and safety representative for workers at a workplace may request a review of a control measure if the representative reasonably believes that — (a) a circumstance referred to in subregulation (2)(a), (b), (c) or (d) affects or may affect the health and safety of a member of the work group represented by the…

If a risk then remains, the duty holder must minimise the remaining risk, so far as is reasonably practicable, by ensuring the provision and use of suitable personal protective equipment. Note for this regulation: A combination of the controls set out in this regulation may be used to minimise risks, so far as is reasonably…

A duty holder who implements a control measure to eliminate or minimise risks to health and safety must ensure that the control measure is, and is maintained so that it remains, effective, including by ensuring that the control measure is and remains — (a) fit for purpose; and (b) suitable for the nature and duration…

A duty holder must review and as necessary revise control measures implemented under these regulations so as to maintain, so far as is reasonably practicable, a work environment that is without risks to health or safety.

Without limiting subregulation (1), the duty holder must review and as necessary revise a control measure in the following circumstances — (a) the control measure does not control the risk it was implemented to control so far as is reasonably practicable; Examples for this paragraph: 1. The results of monitoring show that the control measure…

Without limiting subregulation (2)(b), a change at the workplace includes — (a) a change to the workplace itself or any aspect of the work environment; or (b) a change to a system of work, a process or a procedure.

A duty holder, in managing risks to health and safety, must identify reasonably foreseeable hazards that could give rise to risks to health and safety.