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a material or process causing a <a href="/wiki/Hazard" title="Hazard">hazard</a>. Elimination is the most effective of the five members of the <a href="/wiki/Hierarchy_of_hazard_controls" title="Hierarchy of hazard controls">hierarchy of hazard controls</a> in protecting workers, and where possible should be implemented before all other control methods.<sup id="cite_ref-NYCOSH_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYCOSH-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-OHS_answers_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OHS_answers-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many jurisdictions require that an employer eliminate hazards if it is possible, before considering other types of hazard control.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Elimination is most effective early in the design process, when it may be inexpensive and simple to implement. It is more difficult to implement for an existing process, when major changes in equipment and procedures may be required.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elimination can fail as a strategy if the hazardous process or material is reintroduced at a later stage in the design or production phases.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The complete elimination of hazards is a major component to the philosophy of <a href="/wiki/Prevention_through_design" title="Prevention through design">Prevention through Design</a>, which promotes the practice of eliminating hazards at the earliest design stages of a project.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Complete elimination of a hazard is often the most difficult control to achieve, but addressing it at the start of a project allows designers and planners to make large changes much more easily without the need to <a href="/wiki/Retrofitting" title="Retrofitting">retrofit</a> or redo work. </p><p>Understanding the 5 main hazard areas is a major part of assessing risks on a jobsite. The 5 main hazard areas are materials, environmental hazards, equipment hazards, people hazards, and system hazards. Materials can bring the hazards of inhalation, absorption, and ingestion. Equipment hazards are related taking the proper precautions to machinery and tools. People can create hazards by becoming distracted, taking shortcuts, using machinery when impaired, and general fatigue. System hazards is the practice of making sure employees are properly trained for their job, and ensuring that proper safety precautions are set in place.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Typical_examples">Typical examples</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hazard_elimination&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Typical examples"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Removing the use of a <a href="/wiki/Dangerous_goods" title="Dangerous goods">hazardous chemical</a> is an example of elimination.<sup id="cite_ref-NYCOSH_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYCOSH-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some substances are difficult or impossible to eliminate because they have unique properties necessary to the process, but it may be possible to instead substitute less hazardous versions of the substance.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elimination also applies to equipment as well. For example, <a href="/wiki/Health_effects_from_noise" title="Health effects from noise">noisy</a> equipment can be removed from a room used for other purposes,<sup id="cite_ref-saunions_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-saunions-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or an unnecessary blade can be removed from a <a href="/wiki/Machine" title="Machine">machine</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prompt repair of damaged equipment eliminates hazards stemming from their malfunction.<sup id="cite_ref-saunions_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-saunions-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Elimination also applies to processes. For example, the risk of <a href="/wiki/Falling_(accident)" title="Falling (accident)">falls</a> can be eliminated by eliminating the process of working in a high area, by using extending tools from the ground instead of climbing,<sup id="cite_ref-hse_UK_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hse_UK-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or moving a piece to be worked on to ground level.<sup id="cite_ref-NYCOSH_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYCOSH-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The need for workers to enter a hazardous area such as a <a href="/wiki/Grain_elevator" title="Grain elevator">grain elevator</a> can be eliminated by installing equipment that performs the task automatically.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eliminating an inspection that requires opening a package containing a hazardous material reduces the inhalation hazard to the inspector.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Complications_of_Hazard_Elimination">Complications of Hazard Elimination</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hazard_elimination&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Complications of Hazard Elimination"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Understanding the risks of a workplace environment is one of the most important ways to remain safe on a worksite and hazard elimination is the safest way to avoid serious injuries or fatalities.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Assessing the risks of a workplace environment should be done at the design or development stage of the project due to the fact that taking an entire risk out of a project can change the whole trajectory of a project.[12] </p><p>For example, removing hazardous materials before any work happens in a workplace environment is the ideal case because the hazard is completely removed from the situation before anyone has to do work around it. Working backwards to fix the problem after work has begun can create challenges such as construction starting on a site without realizing that hazardous material needs to removed causing a costly repair to go back and fix the problem.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Deciding whether hazard elimination is the right solution for a project may require weighing multiple factors. Some examples include whether the elimination of the hazard is appropriate for the severity of the hazard as well as whether the approach is effective, reliable, and will last. Determining if the elimination of the hazard will done in a timely and economically beneficial manner is one of the most important parts of the decision because that is the motivation behind many projects. <sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Eliminating hazards around highways is a major issue due to the level of traffic. The Highway Safety Programs and Projects makes addresses major traffic concerns and takes a special priority for the safety of everyone on the road. Removing potential safety issues and addressing safety concerns is a costly project. 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</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Standards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Accord_on_Fire_and_Building_Safety_in_Bangladesh" title="Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh">Bangladesh Accord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISO_45001" title="ISO 45001">ISO 45001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Convention,_1981" title="Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981">Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worker_Protection_Standard" title="Worker Protection Standard">Worker Protection Standard</a> (US)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Working_Environment_(Air_Pollution,_Noise_and_Vibration)_Convention,_1977" title="Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977">Working Environment Convention, 1977</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Safety</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Checklist" title="Checklist">Checklist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Code_of_practice" title="Code of practice">Code of practice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Contingency_plan" title="Contingency plan">Contingency plan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diving_safety" title="Diving safety">Diving safety</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emergency_procedure" title="Emergency procedure">Emergency procedure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emergency_evacuation" title="Emergency evacuation">Emergency evacuation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazard" title="Hazard">Hazard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hierarchy_of_hazard_controls" title="Hierarchy of hazard controls">Hierarchy of hazard controls</a> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hazard elimination</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_controls" title="Administrative controls">Administrative controls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Engineering_controls" title="Engineering controls">Engineering controls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazard_substitution" title="Hazard substitution">Hazard substitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Personal_protective_equipment" title="Personal protective equipment">Personal protective equipment</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Job_safety_analysis" title="Job safety analysis">Job safety analysis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockout-tagout" class="mw-redirect" title="Lockout-tagout">Lockout-tagout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Permit_To_Work" class="mw-redirect" title="Permit To Work">Permit To Work</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operations_manual" title="Operations manual">Operations manual</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redundancy_(engineering)" title="Redundancy (engineering)">Redundancy (engineering)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Risk_assessment" title="Risk assessment">Risk assessment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safety_culture" title="Safety culture">Safety culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Standard_operating_procedure" title="Standard operating procedure">Standard operating procedure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immediately_dangerous_to_life_or_health" title="Immediately dangerous to life or health">Immediately dangerous to life or health</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Legislation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Diving_regulations" title="Diving regulations">Diving regulations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Act_(United_States)" title="Occupational Safety and Health Act (United States)">Occupational Safety and Health Act (United States)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potty_parity" title="Potty parity">Potty parity</a> (<a href="/wiki/Potty_parity_in_the_United_States" title="Potty parity in the United States">United States</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Right_to_sit" title="Right to sit">Right to sit</a> (<a href="/wiki/Right_to_sit_in_the_United_States" title="Right to sit in the United States">United States</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Workers%27_right_to_access_the_toilet" title="Workers' right to access the toilet">Workers' right to access the toilet</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aerosol" title="Aerosol">Aerosol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Break_(work)" title="Break (work)">Break</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Break_room" title="Break room">Break room</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drug_policy" title="Drug policy">Drug policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Effects_of_overtime" title="Effects of 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