Workplace Health and Safety Compliance for Small Business
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KOHSSAFETY<br />
What is hierarchy of control?<br />
It is a structured approach to selecting control measures to eliminate or<br />
reduce the risk of certain hazards you have identified in your workplace.<br />
The most preferred approach is to Eliminate the hazard or the risk of<br />
exposure to the hazard followed by Substitution, Isolation, Engineering,<br />
Administration <strong>and</strong> Personal Protective Equipment.<br />
Examples of how to apply the above six (6) stages are discussed in depth<br />
in my next presentation – A Risk Management Guide - “How to Manage<br />
Work <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> Risks ”.<br />
<strong>Workplace</strong><br />
<strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
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