Use proportionate risk treatment reasoning without turning "reasonable" into an excuse.
Risk treatment should compare severity, exposure, feasibility, and residual risk instead of hiding behind a color cell. ISO 31000 Risk Treatment The common shortcut is to write a policy, training note, or reminder before proving the hazard source and control reliability. Define the risk Hand access to moving rollers during cleaning; potential crush injury; six cleaners exposed weekly. The decision starts with harm and exposure, not the matrix color. List feasible treatments Enclosure with interlocked access, revised cleaning tool, lockout-only procedure, PPE. Options must include stronger controls before administrative ones. Compare proportionality Interlocked enclosure removes routine access; cost is material…
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