➤ Where possible risk should be avoided
➤ Risks which cannot be avoided should be evaluated (i.e. assessed)
➤ Risks should be combated at source
➤ Control measures should adapt to technical progress
➤ Dangerous substances/articles should be replaced by the non-dangerous or less dangerous
➤ A coherent overall prevention policy should be developed, which covers technology, organisation of work and the
influence of factors relating to the working environment
➤ Priority should be given to collective protective measures (i.e. those which protect the most people) over individual protective measures and
➤ Employees should be given appropriate instruction.
➤ An additional control included in the MHSW is that of 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