Ponting, Lucie | Features | Health and Safety at Work magazine
Published: 07.08.2008
Traditional risk assessment is about identifying risks in the workplace so that you can implement suitable controls. Lucie Ponting and Jocelyn Dorrell look at how dynamic risk assessment can help employees manage risks as they arise.
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