Engineering Controls
If it's not possible to mitigate hazards to an acceptable level using elimination or substitution strategies, the next-best strategy to use would focus on engineering controls.
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Engineering controls are based on the following broad strategies:
- Designing or redesigning to the extent possible, the tools, equipment, machinery, materials and/or facility
- Enclosing the hazard to prevent exposure in normal operations
- Establishing barriers or local ventilation to reduce exposure to the hazard in normal operations if complete enclosure is not feasible
Some specific examples of this strategy include:
- Designing equipment to reduce exposure to a hazardous moving part
- Redesigning a work station to relieve physical stress and remove ergonomic hazards
- Designing general ventilation with sufficient fresh outdoor air to improve indoor air quality and generally to provide a safe, healthful atmosphere
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5-5. If you can't reduce hazards to an acceptable level through the use of elimination or substitution strategies, what is the next-best strategy to use?
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