... are imposed on ; employers, manufacturers, designers, suppliers, the self employed, controllers of premises and employees. Most of these duties are qualified in that the duty only extends to what is "reasonably practicable" The effect of the qualification is to allow the person on whom the duty is placed to weigh up the seriousness of a risk and the likelihood of injury against the difficulty and expense of removing it. Where difficulty and cost are high and a careful assessment shows that the risk of injury is significant, then it may be that no action need be taken. However, if it is the case that the risk of injury or loss of life is high, then action must be taken whatever the cost and no allowance is made for the fact that it is a small organisation or that the business is struggling to survive It is for the person alleging ...

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