reasonably practicable means practicable having regard to-
reasonably practicable means practicable unless the person on whom a duty is placed can show that there is a gross disproportion between the benefit of the duty and the cost, in time, trouble and money, of the measures to secure the duty;
reasonably practicable means practicable having regard to - (a) the severity and scope of the hazard or risk concerned; (b) the state of knowledge reasonably available concerning that hazard or risk and of any means of removing or mitigating that hazard or risk; (c) the availability and suitability of means to remove or mitigate that hazard or risk; and (d) the costs and the benefits of removing or mitigating that hazard or risk;
More Definitions of reasonably practicable
reasonably practicable means reasonably practicable in all the circumstances;
reasonably practicable means that the requirements of the law vary with the degree of risk in a particular activity or environment which must be balanced against the time, trouble and cost of taking measures to control the risk. It allows the duty holder to choose the most efficient means for controlling a particular risk from the range of feasible possibilities preferably in accordance with the ‘hierarchy of control’.
reasonably practicable means you do what is reasonable to ensure health and safety in your circumstances (eg what a reasonable person in your position would be expected to know and do) – you do what is reasonable to first try to eliminate the risk. If the risk can’t be eliminated, then you must minimise it so far as is reasonably practicable.
reasonably practicable added to edit proposed by Rr members of the IRT (otherwise, “has no other means of identifying” could mean that if there is some method, no matter how difficult, this wouldn’t apply).
reasonably practicable means doing what is reasonable in the circumstances to ensure health and safety.
reasonably practicable means what is or was reasonably able to be done at a particular time to ensure health and safety, taking into account and weighing up all relevant matters.
reasonably practicable means “reasonably feasible”. It is not sufficient for a claimant to show that they acted reasonably. The claimant does not, however, have to show that presenting the claim on time was a physical impossibility: Palmer and Saunders v. Southend-on-Sea BC [1984] ICR 372.