Procedural Guide - Book - Page 40
2.4 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF PREVENTION
2.4.2
Risks can also be controlled by applying the following acronym:
What it means
E
Eliminate the hazard
R
Reduce
I
Isolate people from harm /Inform
people
C
Control using people or a process
Example relating to temporary
works
Avoid people being trapped in an
excavation by using trenchless systems
for installing utilities
Reduce time or number of people
working at height or within an
excavation
Install edge protection to prevent
people falling from a leading edge –
advance guardrail systems
Establishing a procedure and appointing
competent people, i.e., temporary
works coordinators and supervisors, to
implement the procedure
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