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To monitor effectiveness of the control may require

routine medical and biological checks of workers and

environmental monitoring by competent persons and it may

be necessary to provide an independent review and situation

report to ensure worker acceptability.

It may be useful to introduce a software algorithm

(Alesbury, 1980) posing certain questions and providing

courses of action following the replies. One such algorithm

is offered in Figure 9.

All the above can best be achieved by a genuine desire

to make the workplace safe and directions for this can only

come from senior management with full consultation and

cooperation of the workforce.

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Education required

Training required

Danger situation

Long-term potential

for serious health

effect

Discomfort

Procedure to identify

and remedy

Are workers and management

aware of the hazards?

Does the system require

special knowledge to

operate effectively?

What if control fails?

What would happen if mechanical

control components fail?

What happens if control is

shut down for maintenance?

Induction training and regular

reviews of simple brief operating

codes and safety data

Backup fail safe

devices required

Routine monitoring and

safety inspections

Routine preventative maintenance

and inspections

Are consumables included in control devices? Replacement necessary

Are periodic medical or environmental surveys required?

Is the potential for failure still high? If so, try another choice or combination

of controls

FIGURE 9 Control choice “software” considerations.

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