25.4.2 Abnormal Risk of Injury

'Abnormal' is defined in the following terms by the Concise Oxford Dictionary:

abnormal 1. Deviating from what is normal or usual; exceptional

An abnormal risk is a risk to which the employee would not usually be exposed, or the risk arising from an activ — ity which is inherently dangerous.

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