Awareness of everyday hazards

Concerning 12. Awareness of everyday hazards - if the person is aware of dangers and hazards of carrying out a certain tasks or tasks and consequently avoids doing them or is only able to with supervision and/or support then is it reasonable to deduce that this awareness is, in itself a functional limitation? For example, to do something that they know is dangerous but unavoidable like go out alone to travel to work but is dangerous for them do so. Could that not be argued under exceptional circumstances?
I hope I’m making sense.

Goplacidly wrote:

Concerning 12. Awareness of everyday hazards - if the person is aware of dangers and hazards of carrying out a certain tasks or tasks and consequently avoids doing them or is only able to with supervision and/or support then is it reasonable to deduce that this awareness is, in itself a functional limitation? For example, to do something that they know is dangerous but unavoidable like go out alone to travel to work but is dangerous for them do so. Could that not be argued under exceptional circumstances?
I hope I’m making sense.

Hi,

If I am right in working out your post, are you referring to someone who knows there is a danger to themselves but is for want of a better term 'reckless' as to whether that danger may occur if he/she just carries on and does the dangerous task anyway, or are you inferring the person is not aware of the danger (either to himself or another) of any such act?

Either way it may possibly come within the scope of the Exceptional Circumstances however it would be upto the claimant to provide evidence to prove (on the balance of probabilities) that the exceptional circumstances would apply in their case.

If I have misread it, please post again later.

Pete

Many thanks for your reply Peter17971.

What I meant to say is that certain people will be aware of the dangers and hazards of certain tasks and so would normally not attempt them but may be forced to in order to comply with the DWP or face a sanction. Your answer does indicate that it could be used within the scope of Exceptional Circumstances.