Blog Archive

January 2014

The following are posts from January 2014:

Webinar Fire Risk Assessment September 2013

Current fire legislation requires that almost all workplaces undertake a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment and that the responsible person takes steps to protect the safety of occupants, visitors and those in the immediate vicinity. This covers issues such as; who is responsible for ensuring compliance, their legal obligations, the necessity for fire risk assessments, ensuring the asses...
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What is "Reasonably Practicable"?

Most of the duties under CDM2007 are qualified by the term "so far as is reasonably practicable". This is a judgement in which the quantum of risk is weighed against the cost to eliminate or reduce the risk. Where the risk is high, then the resources used to overcome that risk may also be considerable. This balance judges the risks to the health and safety of people against the costs involved in...
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