About Hierarchy of Controls¶
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. (2024). About Hierarchy of Controls. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Mechanisms¶
- Source-Reduction or Safe-Dissipation Plan
- A source-reduction plan applies inherently-safer thinking at the top of the hierarchy of controls — elimination and substitution before mitigation.
This sourceRanks elimination and substitution ahead of downstream mitigation in the hierarchy of controls.
- A source-reduction plan applies inherently-safer thinking at the top of the hierarchy of controls — elimination and substitution before mitigation.
- Warning Design
- The discipline is to warn only what matters, at strength matched to real severity, test comprehension, and remember that a warning is the weakest control — designing the hazard out beats warning about it.
This sourcePlaces warnings and other administrative measures below hazard elimination, so designing out the hazard is the stronger control.
- The discipline is to warn only what matters, at strength matched to real severity, test comprehension, and remember that a warning is the weakest control — designing the hazard out beats warning about it.
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