1 Eliminate or reduce the hazard at source ie design out or remove it eg reduce engine noise

2 Eliminate the need for persons to be exposed
ie remove the need for employee involvement eg closed systems for mixing pesticides

3 Use guards and other means of supression, ie prevent the hazard reaching fellow employees eg. curtains on mowers

4 Reduce the probability of occurrence by altering the task ie change the method used..eg use two to lift

5 Reduce the area of the hazard that can do harm ie box in and ventilate, send noise elsewhere eg build box round noisy machine-

6 Provide personnel protective clothing, ie wear properly fitted equipment to cut out noise/dust

7. Warn and inform ie if, & only if, adequate safety can be achieved by - warning notices, training etc.

Keep it simple, for example
‘Tripping over rubbish: bins provided, temporary staff instructed, weekly barn checks’, or

'Fume from Welding: local exhaust ventilation used and regularly checked’.

Identify appropriate control measures for the areas/tasks specified

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Write very briefly why these proposed controls demonstrate good practice

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