If an engineering control fully eliminates a hazard, what is the likely impact on the need for administrative controls?

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If an engineering control fully eliminates a hazard, what is the likely impact on the need for administrative controls?

Eliminating a hazard with an engineering control removes the exposure at the source, so the need to rely on administrative controls to mitigate that hazard drops. Administrative controls are fallbacks used when hazards can’t be fully controlled by engineering measures, or to manage remaining risk. If the hazard is completely gone, those administrative measures specific to that hazard aren’t needed. You’d only keep administrative controls for other hazards or to ensure the ongoing effectiveness of the engineering control, not for the eliminated hazard.

Eliminating a hazard with an engineering control removes the exposure at the source, so the need to rely on administrative controls to mitigate that hazard drops. Administrative controls are fallbacks used when hazards can’t be fully controlled by engineering measures, or to manage remaining risk. If the hazard is completely gone, those administrative measures specific to that hazard aren’t needed. You’d only keep administrative controls for other hazards or to ensure the ongoing effectiveness of the engineering control, not for the eliminated hazard.

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