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What should be done if a risk assessment shows that a task's residual risk cannot be reduced to as low a level as is reasonably practicable?

Q: What should be done if a risk assessment shows that a task's residual risk cannot be reduced to as low a level as is reasonably practicable?

Stop the job until the level of risk is reduced COSWP is explicit that if the risk cannot be brought down to ALARP (as low as reasonably practicable), the job should not proceed until further controls are identified and implemented.

A. Proceed but shorten the duration of exposure

B. Stop the job until the level of risk is reduced

C. Proceed if the task is urgent enough

D. Proceed with extra supervision only

What does COSWP mean by a "dynamic risk assessment" in relation to a toolbox talk before height work?

A. A formal written risk assessment completed from scratch every single time

B. An in-the-moment review confirming the existing risk assessment's hazards and controls are still relevant and understood before starting the task

C. An assessment that changes the permit's validity period automatically

D. A risk assessment performed only by the safety officer, with no crew input

If, during a dynamic risk assessment, a person does not believe the existing controls are sufficient for the conditions on the day, what should happen?

A. Only the most senior person present can override this concern

B. Go back to an earlier stage of the risk assessment process and reassess before continuing

C. Proceed anyway since the written risk assessment was already approved

D. Note the concern in the log and continue as planned

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