For example, consider fabricating work on the ground to eliminate fall hazards, substitute the use of ladders with lifts where feasible, embed sleeves in slabs to prevent core drilling, rotate jobs ...

Four Steps to Protection. We have Frank run the machine during the morning hours and Jim run it in the afternoon. We have not cut down the noise of the machine, but we've cut their noise exposures ...

For example, not every method is feasible, or some methodologies may add additional hazards after implementation. The first step in the hierarchy of controls is the elimination process.

Contrary to popular belief, as evidenced by practices in the field, using personal protective equipment is our last option when we are protecting workers from workplace associated hazards.

This program establishes the framework to reduce the risk of injury and illness by using the hierarchy of controls to eliminate or control hazards. Personal protective equipment (PPE), such as gloves, ...

When applied to electrical safety, this hierarchy provides the most effective to the least effective way to reduce electrical hazards: Elimination — Removing any exposure to voltage. Substitution — ...

Designing hazards out of conveyors entails alleviating hazards to improve safety. But the methods used to protect workers can vary. In many cases, more than one control method might be needed and ...

Safety was once defined as preventing physical injury on the jobsite, but more recently the construction industry has recognized that safety should be approached in much broader terms.

Designing Out the Hazards A recent e-book produced by Machine Design and Altech takes a comprehensive look at the value of safety by design. That value, as the forward to the e-book notes , goes ...