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14.14 AS LOW AS REASONABLY PRACTICABLE (ALARP)
14.14.1 All items listed will carry a certain risk. The aim of this exercise is to reduce these to as low as reasonably
practicable, by putting in place a required training level for the MASS operators.
14.14.2 The ALARP principle relies on the risk levels being deemed appropriate with either the existing framework in
place, or with some additional mitigation (in this case training for the operators) in place.
14.14.3 If the results of the analysis show that the risk remains intolerable then further mitigation must be put in place.
There is of course always risk present even after adequate risk mitigation measures are in place, and some
residual risks are greater than others. At this level, mitigation may be considered acceptable on the basis that
the no further practicable measures can be put in place for this situation.
14.14.4 The ALARP principle is shown below in Figure 14-2.
Figure 14-2: The ALARP Principle
RISK
Intolerable Risk
Additional mitigation
required
Tolerable Risk
or
ALARP
Risk is reduced
and no further reasonable,
practicable measures
remain
The risk is reduced
to ALARP
14.15 OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
14.15.1 In order to perform the gap analysis, the results from the above analysis must be compared to the chosen
MASS operators current training and knowledge. From here, gaps in the requirements based on the MASS
operations can be identified.
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