Hierarchy of controls

Hazards

• A prevention framework prioritizing elimination, substitution, engineering, and administrative controls before PPE.

Controls

• Select the highest feasible controls and use lower levels as supplements, not automatic substitutes.

Personal protective equipment

• Select task-specific PPE only after hazards and higher-order controls have been evaluated.

Regional considerations

• Applicable law, permits, collective agreements, venue rules, and qualified-person decisions take precedence.

In practice

Select the highest feasible controls and use lower levels as supplements, not automatic substitutes.

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