e2.2 - Absolute and Qualified duties

Question 1

Absolute Duties

Answer 1

Prescriptive

Impose a strict duty:
Shall
Will
Must

Question 2

Practicable

Answer 2

If technically possible, then it must be done, regardless of cost.

E.g. PUWER ‘98 - ‘Every employer shall ensure… the provision of fixed guards enclosing every dangerous part or rotating stock bar where and to the exten that it is practicable’

always changing as technology changes

Question 3

Reasonably practicable

Answer 3

The balance of cost versus the benefits from the risk reduction

cost includes -

Time
Trouble
Money
Inconvenience