Page
Hierarchy of Controls
Completion requirements
View
A sequence of control measures, arranged in order of decreasing effectiveness, used to eliminate or minimise exposure to workplace health and safety hazards:
Elimination – Completely removing a hazard or risk scenario from the workplace.
Substitution – Replacing an activity, process or substance with a less hazardous alternative.
Isolation (Engineering) Controls – Isolating a hazard from persons through the provision of mechanical aids, barriers, machine guarding, interlocks, extraction, ventilation or insulation.
Administrative Controls – Establishing appropriate policies, procedures and work practices to reduce the exposure of persons to a hazard. This may include the provision of specific training and supervision.
Personal Protective Equipment – Providing suitable and properly maintained PPE to cover and protect persons from a hazard (i.e. prevent contact with the hazard).
Click here to view an explanation of the hierarchy of controls.