Whenever possible, it is best to ______ or ______ out these hazards.

Whenever possible, it is best to ______ or ______ out these hazards.

• A. Mitigate / Remove
• B. Eliminate / Engineer
• C. Avoid / Isolate
• D. Ignore / Postpone

Answer: (B)

The strongest way to protect people is to remove the hazard from the process or engineer the hazard out of the system. When you can eliminate the danger entirely, there’s no exposure to manage. If that isn’t possible, engineering controls—such as guards, interlocks, shielding, or ventilation—designed into the equipment or layout reduce or prevent contact with the hazard without depending on worker behavior. This prioritizes eliminating risk at the source, which is more reliable than relying on avoidance, isolation, administrative changes, or PPE alone. Ignoring or postponing hazards, obviously, is unsafe and should never be the approach.

The strongest way to protect people is to remove the hazard from the process or engineer the hazard out of the system. When you can eliminate the danger entirely, there’s no exposure to manage. If that isn’t possible, engineering controls—such as guards, interlocks, shielding, or ventilation—designed into the equipment or layout reduce or prevent contact with the hazard without depending on worker behavior. This prioritizes eliminating risk at the source, which is more reliable than relying on avoidance, isolation, administrative changes, or PPE alone. Ignoring or postponing hazards, obviously, is unsafe and should never be the approach.