sec.28What is reasonably practicable in ensuring electrical safety

### sec.28 What is reasonably practicable in ensuring electrical safety In this Act, reasonably practicable , in relation to a duty to ensure electrical safety, means that which is, or was at a particular time, reasonably able to be done in relation to ensuring electrical safety, taking into account and weighing up all relevant matters including— the likelihood of the hazard or the risk concerned happening; and the degree of harm that might result from the hazard or the risk; and what the person concerned knows, or ought reasonably to know, about— the hazard or the risk; and ways of eliminating or minimising the risk; and the availability and suitability of ways to eliminate or minimise the risk; and after assessing the extent of the risk and the available ways of eliminating or minimising the risk, the cost associated with available ways of eliminating or minimising the risk, including whether the cost is grossly disproportionate to the risk. s 28 sub 2011 No. 18 s 341 - (a) the likelihood of the hazard or the risk concerned happening; and - (b) the degree of harm that might result from the hazard or the risk; and - (c) what the person concerned knows, or ought reasonably to know, about— (i) the hazard or the risk; and (ii) ways of eliminating or minimising the risk; and - (i) the hazard or the risk; and - (ii) ways of eliminating or minimising the risk; and - (d) the availability and suitability of ways to eliminate or minimise the risk; and - (e) after assessing the extent of the risk and the available ways of eliminating or minimising the risk, the cost associated with available ways of eliminating or minimising the risk, including whether the cost is grossly disproportionate to the risk. - (i) the hazard or the risk; and - (ii) ways of eliminating or minimising the risk; and