Abbott, Duncan | Features | Health and Safety at Work magazine
Published: 01.06.2007
Don't panic. That's the first thing to remember if you are called on to carry out a personal risk assessment for a disabled worker, says Duncan Abbott. In this article, he demystifies combined risk assessments and DDA assessments for disabled workers and explains how to apply the five steps to risk assessment.
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