Regulation 4
SCHEDULE 1General Principles of Prevention
(This Schedule specifies the general principles of prevention set out in Article 6(2) of Council Directive 89/391/EEC(1))
(a)avoiding risks;
(b)evaluating the risks which cannot be avoided;
(c)combating the risks at source;
(d)adapting the work to the individual, especially as regards the design of workplaces, the choice of work equipment and the choice of working and production methods, with a view, in particular, to alleviating monotonous work and work at a predetermined work-rate and to reducing their effect on health;
(e)adapting to technical progress;
(f)replacing the dangerous by the non-dangerous or the less dangerous;
(g)developing a coherent overall prevention policy which covers technology, organisation of work, working conditions, social relationships and the influence of factors relating to the working environment;
(h)giving collective protective measures priority over individual protective measures; and
(i)giving appropriate instructions to employees.
O.J. No. L183, 29.6.89, p. 1