Engineering Controls: Barriers, Guards, and Safety Measures for Workplace Hazards

Engineering controls take the form of barriers and guards or signs to warn individuals units organizations that hazards exist.

Engineering controls are physical modifications to the workplace that are designed to eliminate or reduce the risk of injury or illness. They can include things like:

* Machine guards

* Ventilation systems

* Noise-canceling headphones

* Safety glasses

* Warning signs and labels

Engineering controls are often the most effective way to control hazards because they eliminate the hazard at the source. They can also be more cost-effective than other control methods, such as administrative controls or personal protective equipment (PPE).