WHAT’S AT STAKE?

Hazards exist in every workplace. Controlling a hazard at its source should be the first choice of protection because this method will eliminate it from the workplace altogether. When elimination is not possible, try substitution of the material with non-hazardous ones, isolation of hazards, addition of safety features to existing equipment, redesign of the work processes, or purchase new equipment. When the hazard cannot be removed or controlled adequately, personal protective equipment is the last line of defense if the work process is to continue.

WHAT’S THE DANGER?

HAZARD RESIDUE Even where engineering controls and safe systems of work have […]