Cheers Landslide, that's useful information. The idea was sparked by recollection of an extremely basic, fairly generic office/lab health and safety talk. The link I used was just the first one on google for "risk control hierarchy" and seemed to tie in with what I remembered. I think the generic advice gives the same order of priority as the construction-specific one except that it doesn't include "elimination" and adds a level at the end, so
Substitution: try a less risky option (eg switch to using a less hazardous chemical);
Engineering controls:prevent access to the hazard (eg by guarding);
Administration controls: organise work to reduce exposure to the hazard (eg put barriers between pedestrians and traffic);
PPE: issue personal protective equipment (eg clothing, footwear, goggles etc); and
Additional (after-the-fact?): provide welfare facilities (eg first aid and washing facilities for removal of contamination).
I don't know what the final level would be for cycling. Hospital?
Cheers Landslide, that's useful information. The idea was sparked by recollection of an extremely basic, fairly generic office/lab health and safety talk. The link I used was just the first one on google for "risk control hierarchy" and seemed to tie in with what I remembered. I think the generic advice gives the same order of priority as the construction-specific one except that it doesn't include "elimination" and adds a level at the end, so
I don't know what the final level would be for cycling. Hospital?