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2. Hierarchy of hazard controls - Wikipedia

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   The hierarchy of controls serves as a valuable tool for safety professionals to determine the most effective methods for managing specific hazards. By following this hierarchy, employers can ensure they are implementing the best measures to protect their employees from potential risks.

3. Engineering controls - Wikipedia

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   Engineering controls is the third of five members of the hierarchy of hazard controls, which orders control strategies by their feasibility and effectiveness. Engineering controls are preferred over administrative controls and personal protective equipment (PPE) because they are designed to remove the hazard at the source, before it comes in ...

4. Administrative controls - Wikipedia

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   Administrative controls are fourth in larger hierarchy of hazard controls, which ranks the effectiveness and efficiency of hazard controls. [2] Administrative controls are more effective than PPE because they involve some manner of prior planning and avoidance, whereas PPE serves only as a final barrier between the hazard and worker.

5. Hazard substitution - Wikipedia

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   Substitution is the second most effective of the five members of the hierarchy of hazard controls in protecting workers, after elimination. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Substitution and elimination are most effective early in the design process, when they may be inexpensive and simple to implement, while for an existing process they may require major ...

6. Occupational safety and health - Wikipedia

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   These directives (of which there are about 20 on a variety of topics) follow a similar structure requiring the employer to assess workplace risks and put in place preventive measures based on a hierarchy of hazard control. This hierarchy starts with elimination of the hazard and ends with personal protective equipment. [citation needed]

7. Occupational hygiene - Wikipedia

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   Illustration of Exposure Risk Assessment and Management related to anticipation, recognition, evaluation, control, and confirmation. Occupational hygiene or industrial hygiene (IH) is the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, control, and confirmation (ARECC) of protection from risks associated with exposures to hazards in, or arising from, the workplace that may result in injury, illness ...