• Implement effective hazard prevention and controls to protect workers from hazards.

Effective controls protect workers from workplace hazards; prevent injuries, illnesses, and incidents; minimize or eliminate safety and health risks; and help employers provide workers with safe and healthy working conditions. This element of a safety and health management program helps to prevent and control the hazards identified in other parts of the program. Hazard prevention and control means that the company will:

• Identify and evaluate options for controlling hazards.
• Use a hazard control plan to guide the selection and implementation of controls.
• Develop plans with measures to protect workers during emergencies.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of controls to determine whether additional or different controls may be more effective. New technologies may be more protective, reliable, or less costly to operate.