Hierarchy Of Controls

For Electrical Safety


The hierarchy of controls is the core occupational safety and
health approach for preventing injuries and fatalities, as well as to
protect equipment.

This framework has been a cornerstone to established occupational

safety and health practices and standards, ANSI/ASSP Z10,
Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, and was
adopted as a key concept in the 2017 edition of NFPA 70E,
Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace.


 01 Elimination: Physically remove hazard.

Hierarchy Of 02 Substitution: Replace the hazard.

Controls 03 Engineering controls: Isolate people from the

hazard.

04 Administrative controls: Change the way

people work.

05 Personal protective equipment: Protect the

worker with PPE.
Elimination: Physically remove hazard.
Elimination is the process of removing the hazard from the
workplace. It is the most effective way to control a risk because
the hazard is no longer present. It is the preferred way to
control a hazard and should be used whenever possible.
Substitution: Replace the hazard.
Hazard substitution is a hazard control strategy in which a
material or process is replaced with another that is less
hazardous.
Engineering controls: Isolate people
from the hazard.
An engineering control is a piece of equipment, a machine, or a
mechanical device designed to minimise the harm associated with
Electrical Hazard.
Administrative controls: Change the way
people work.
A administrative controls include procedure changes, employee
training, and installation of signs and warning labels
Personal protective equipment: Protect the
worker with PPE.