Risk

Hazards

• The combined consideration of how likely harm is and how severe its consequences may be.

Controls

• Use a defined assessment method, document assumptions, prioritize intolerable risks, and verify controls in practice.

Personal protective equipment

• Select task-specific PPE only after hazards and higher-order controls have been evaluated.

Regional considerations

• Applicable law, permits, collective agreements, venue rules, and qualified-person decisions take precedence.

In practice

Use a defined assessment method, document assumptions, prioritize intolerable risks, and verify controls in practice.

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