Recommend Control Measures

2.3 Recommend control measures which meet appropriate good practice standards in agriculture/horticulture

Issues:

Control measures should seek to reduce hazards at source, rather than try to cover them up later. Hierachy of control says that Personal Protection Equipment is last resort.

Best Practices go beyond minimum legal requirement. Where can people find "Good Practice" (Step 2)

Good control measures are not just technical as they often depend of people to make sure they work ....

Task:

1 Identify the best control measures

2 Explain how to implement "good practice"

3 Outline action to be taken

Mark Scheme

Evidence to demonstrate:

Recognition of good practice

Methods and problems of implementation

Ways to check implementation

Range: Substitute, Suppress, Enclose, Ventilate, PPE

Links 1.2 & 1.5

Resources

Control Measures to reduce transport risks.HSE

Time 2 hours

Check law