1.6.MITIGATING ADDITIONAL HAZARDS
Image 22. Image of a water feature that represents a non-explosive hazard
Once an additional hazard(s) or risk(s) has been identified, an assessment can be conducted, and mitigation measures implemented. Fundamentally, the approach should consider:
• Viable alternatives to identify if the clearance requirement can be met using the safest option;
• Avoiding the additional hazards;
• A safe system of work being put in place with adequate emergency procedures, including for rescue, before work starts;
• Hazardous confined spaces require a considerable amount of specialist equipment and qualifications if they are to be operated in safely;
• A tightly controlled safety procedure to ensure that hazardous energy sources and dangerous machinery are properly shut down and isolated during operations that may be affected by such infrastructure (commonly referred to as a lockout or tagout procedure);
• Providing appropriate training and additional equipment and PPE for risk mitigation;
• Minimising the risk by favouring the use of the least amount of personnel over efficiency, to safely succeed in the task;
• Engineering solutions to decrease the probability or reduce the consequences of the risk(s) (a common mitigation tactic in unstable structures).
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