LEAD Action News
LEAD Action News vol 3 no 4 Spring 1995
The Journal of The LEAD (Lead Education and Abatement Design) Group Inc. 1999-2000 ISSN 1324-6011
Incorporating Lead Aware Times ( ISSN 1440-4966) and Lead Advisory Service News ( ISSN 1440-0561)
     

Hierarchy of Controls for Workers and Industry

by Sue Pennicuik, Environment Project Officer,
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union

It is useful to compare the order of preferred controls for hazards to workers with the order of preferred pollution prevention measures involved in cradle to grave management of toxins. Sue Pennicuik presents the following "hierarchies of control" to workers.

Pollution Prevention Principles:
for dealing with pollution in the workplace

Eliminate
Reduce
Repair / Re-use
Recycle on Site
Recycle off Site
Treatment
Disposal

Health and Safety Principles:
for dealing with hazards in the workplace

Design
Elimination / Substitution
Change the Process
Enclosure / Isolation
Exhaust / Ventilation / Extraction
Housekeeping / Maintenance
Administrative Procedures
Personal Protective Equipment

 

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