Celebrate Engineers
Hierarchy of Controls
Most Effective to Least Effective
- Elimination – Physically remove the hazard.
- Substitute – Replace the hazard.
- Engineering Controls – Isolate people from the hazard.
- Administrative Controls – Change the way people work.
- PPE – Protect the worker with Personal Protective Equipment.
- Page last reviewed: February 17, 2017
- Page last updated: February 17, 2017
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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