<Ul> <Li> Elimination </Li> <Li> Substitution </Li> <Li> Engineering controls </Li> <Li> Administrative controls </Li> <Li> Personal protective equipment </Li> </Ul> <Li> Personal protective equipment </Li> <P> Eliminating the hazard--physically removing it--is the most effective hazard control . For example, if employees must work high above the ground, the hazard can be eliminated by moving the piece they are working on to ground level to eliminate the need to work at heights . </P> <P> Substitution, the second most effective hazard control, involves replacing something that produces a hazard (similar to elimination) with something that does not produce a hazard--for example, replacing lead - based paint with titanium white . To be an effective control, the new product must not produce another hazard . Because airborne dust can be hazardous, if a product can be purchased with a larger particle size, the smaller product may effectively be substituted with the larger product . </P>

One of the key components in minimizing employee exposure through risk reduction is