Hierarchy of Controls
Safety
Hierarchy of Controls
Risk-control hierarchy prioritizing elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls and PPE.
Examples
- 01Following the hierarchy of controls, the team first removes the need to climb by moving a valve to floor level, rather than issuing harnesses.
- 02During safety audits, each control is classified on the hierarchy of controls, and too many PPE-only measures are flagged.
- 03When a risk is controlled only by PPE, the hierarchy of controls requires the team to look for an engineering solution first.