[2] Elimination can fail as a strategy if the hazardous process or material is reintroduced at a later stage in the design or production phases.
[7] Complete elimination of a hazard is often the most difficult control to achieve, but addressing it at the start of a project allows designers and planners to make large changes much more easily without the need to retrofit or redo work.
Understanding the 5 main hazard areas is a major part of assessing risks on a jobsite.
People can create hazards by becoming distracted, taking shortcuts, using machinery when impaired, and general fatigue.
[1] The need for workers to enter a hazardous area such as a grain elevator can be eliminated by installing equipment that performs the task automatically.
[14] Deciding whether hazard elimination is the right solution for a project may require weighing multiple factors.
Determining if the elimination of the hazard will done in a timely and economically beneficial manner is one of the most important parts of the decision because that is the motivation behind many projects.