Hierarchy of hazard control is a system used in industry to prioritize possible interventions to minimize or eliminate exposure to hazards. It is a widely accepted system promoted by numerous safety o
This pesticide contains DDT; an effective substitution would be to replace it with a green pesticide.
This sign warns people that there are explosives in Walker Lake; however, it cannot prevent people from swimming in it.
The NIOSH TB guide describes an early version of the Hierarchy of Controls (On Wikisource)
Occupational hygiene or industrial hygiene is the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, control, and confirmation of protection from risks associated with exposures to hazards in, or arising from, th
Hierarchy of hazard controls
…above engineering controls instead of combining the two. The variation of the hierarchy used in the ARECC decision-making framework and process for industrial hygiene (IH) includes modification of the material or procedure to reduce hazards or exposures (sometimes considered a subset of the hazard substitution option…
Illustration of Exposure Risk Assessment and Management related to anticipation, recognition, evaluation, control, and confirmation
Disposable foam earplugs: out of the ear with coins for scale (top) and inserted into the wearer's ear (bottom).
Hierarchy of occupational exposure limits (OELs)
Measurements of noise levels using a sound level meter is a component of the occupational hygiene assessment.