Topic: Physics Laboratory Date: June 6, 2020

Leader: Anipa, Kaye A.

Members:
Albuera, Erika
Ruedt, Angela
Silva, Shem

ACTIVITY REDUCING HAZARDS: HIERARCHY OF CONTROLS

Objectives : To identify and describe the hierarchy of controls

To provide a different types of control
Vocabulary : Hierarchy of controls, Elimination, Substitution, Engineering, Labor Practices/Administrative Controls,
Person Protective Equipment
Instructions : Individual and group output. Get instructions from group leader.

Steps:

1. Group leader will begin by defining each term related to controls:

 Elimination
 Substitution
 Engineering
 Labor Practices/Administrative Controls
 Person Protective Equipment

Employers must keep the workplace safe for workers. There are different ways they can do this. Some ways work better
than other ways. Types of Controls:

1. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):

 It can include respirators, and protective wear for the eyes, ears, and face, gloves, and protective rope.
 This is equipment or clothing to protect the worker, such as respirators, eye goggles, gloves, knee pads,
hard hats, steel toed shoes, harnesses.
2. Administrative Controls or Changing Labor Practices:
 Means changing the way and the structure of how work is done.
 Example: instead of one employee exposed to a particular hazard for eight hours a day, the employer
could assign four workers to work for two hours each; this could be used for repetitive tasks or for
any exposure to a chemical hazard.
3. Engineering Controls:
 Engineering controls is another way that technology can be used to change the work environment, a
machine, or some equipment in order to reduce the hazard.
 Examples: machine guards, backup alarms, guardrails, covers, slip resistant surfaces, and using machine
to move heavy objects instead of carrying them.
4. Substitution:
 When a hazard cannot be eliminated completely, the second best alternative is substituting the
dangerous condition.
 The idea is to substitute chemicals, equipment, or hazardous materials with ones that are less hazardous.
 Example: using paint that does not contain lead-based pigments
 A potential problem is when the product being used as a substitute is as dangerous as the original. For
this reason, it is important to find out if the product is truly less hazardous than the original.
5. Elimination:
 The best way to control a hazard is to eliminate it entirely. It is best to do this as early as possible.
 Example: use an electric forklift truck rather than a gas operated forklift truck to eliminate carbon
monoxide in a warehouse
 Example: use a chain from the floor to open an elevated valve rather than using a ladder to climb up and
open the valve.
2. Start the group chat about reducing hazards in the workplace (assigned ) by referring back to the “Activity Body
Mapping” Handout, and re-ask the group for their suggestions.
3. Assign each member of the group the five types of controls for them to read:
a. Group Leader: Elimination/Substitution
b. Group Member 1: Engineering
c. Group Member 2: Labor Practices/Administrative Controls
d. Group Member 3: Personal Protective Equipment
4. The group members will read about their control, paraphrase the reading and give additional examples related to
the assigned control measure (fill up the table with their assigned control type)
5. Leader will summarize the members outputs
Ruedt, Angela Health and Effects Table (For Students in the Physics Lab)

Causative Target
Disease / Type of Type of
Health Agents Organ Possible cause for exposure Description of Control/Solution
illness Exposure Control
Hazards
Engineering
Control
 Inhale the virus when talking or mingling with
Provide a barrier in tables
groupmates in conducting experiments, teachers
and to borrower’s personnel who are infected
Administrative Social distancing should be followed
Control Provide Safety Warning
PPE
Inhalation Wearing of a face mask and face shield

Engineering
Control Provide a transparent barrier between
the borrower personnel and the student

 Inhale the virus when talking to borrower’s Administrative Online Borrowing Method
Control Limit number of people allowed to stay in the area
personnel who are infected
PPE
Wearing of a face mask and face shield
Biological Corona Virus Covid19 Lungs
Engineering Provide a particular area where borrowed equipment will be placed by
Control personnel and a certain tray for returning equipment
Administrative
 When touching the surface of a table or school Sanitizing Area inside the classroom
materials by an infected classmate or teacher Control with Alcohol/ Hand Sanitizer

PPE
Wearing of Latex Gloves
Absorption
Engineering Provide a particular area where borrowed equipment will be placed by
Control personnel and a certain tray for returning equipment
Administrative
 When borrowing equipment or tools touched by an Sanitizing Tray with Alcohol
infected classmate, any student, teacher or any staff Control
PPE
Wearing of Latex Gloves

Awkward Engineering
Provide a chair that has a back support
Posture/ Poor Control
Neck, Back, Poor posture and poor ergonomically designed chair
Ergonomic ergonomically Pain Task/ Activity
Pelvis Area when sitting or writing or doing activities
designed tables Administrative
and chairs Take breaks
Control
 Albuera, Erika Health and Effects Table (For Teachers in the Physics Lab)

Health Causative Disease/ illness Target Type of Possible cause for Exposure Type of Control Description of Control/Solution
hazards agents Organ Exposure
Carrying/Raising Upon experimentation there is a need for the Engineering Maintaining the elevation of the front part of the laboratory so the
heavy objects teacher to demonstrate the experiment to everyone Control teachers won't have to raise the experiment materials too high
so it cannot be avoided that he or she must carry or Administrative Providing a video that would demonstrate the instructions of the
raise heavy objects for it to be visible Control experiment
Arm fatigue, PPE wearing of good fitting gloves to help proper gripping of
Tingling Arm experiment equipment and tools
Ergonomic Poor Posture
Sensation, and Muscles
muscle pain Continuous When the teacher is writing something on the board Engineering no necessary engineering control
movement and it cannot be avoided that she will write something Control
raising of arms long for the sake of giving the students the proper Administrative Providing hard copy or soft copy of the instruction to refrain teacher
for a long time instructions Control from writing on the board
PPE No necessary PPE
Inhale the virus that might be around the physics Engineering Proper maintenance of ventilation to provide clean air and pushes
laboratory Control contaminated air away
Administrative Provision of social distancing protocol which means everyone must be at
Inhalation Control least 6 feet away from each other
Wearing of surgical/N95 face masks
PPE

When having a physical contact with the equipment Engineering Use of physical barriers such as transparent
Biological Coronavirus COVID-19 Lungs that will be used for the demonstration of the Control plastic
experiment

Absorption Administrative Social distancing protocol must be implemented

Control
PPE Wearing of gloves is a must for everyone inside the
school premises

Dust Iron filings and Eye Eyes Physical contact With the use of iron filings and other forms of dusty Engineering Proper ventilation of the laboratory
Hazard other forms of Infection/Injurie of causative material for physics experiment there is a possible Control
dusty materials s agent contact of these materials to one’s eye Administrative A protocol must be implemented that people inside the laboratory
used for Control premises must wear proper PPE
experimentatio PPE Use of goggles to avoid dust from going inside one’s eye while doing the
n purposes experiment
Silva, Shem Health and Effects Table (For Server in the Physics Lab)
Causative Target
Disease / Type of Type of
Health Agents Organ Possible cause for exposure Description of Control/Solution
illness Exposure Control
Hazards
Engineering Provide a tissue paper and trashcan nearby the workplace in order for
Control the personnel to use and dispose his wastes properly

Eyes  When the personnel rub his/her eyes Administrative Use a hand towel or a tissue paper in
Biological Corona Virus Covid19 Contact
Control rubbing or itching the eye
PPE
Wear face shield or safety goggles

Engineering Provide hand towel or a tissue paper for nose sanitation

Control
Administrative Personnel must maintain social distancing
Nose  When the personnel rub his/her nose or he/she Control
Exhalation sneezes PPE
Wearing a face mask/N95 face masks

Engineering Provide hand or face towel

Control
Administrative Policy – Always cover your mouth when coughing
Mouth Exhalation  When the personnel coughs Control
PPE Wearing of face mask/N95 face masks

Engineering Provide placemat on the platform

Forearm Contact  When the personnel leans towards a platform Control
Administrative Never lean towards the borrowing platform
Control
 PPE
Use a long gloves that goes up to the forearm
Wearing of long sleeves shirt

Engineering Provide a transparent barrier between the

Control personnel server and the
student
Administrative Students must follow social distancing
Hands Contact  When giving and receiving things from other
Control Provide Safety Warning
people
PPE Wearing of latex gloves