Conducting an Accident Investigation
Course 102
Safety Certified Supervisor Series

MODULE 6: DEVELOPING RECOMMENDATIONS

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Finally, it's important to provide alternatives to make it more likely that corrective actions will be taken. Your options might follow the logic below:

• First option -- If we had all the money we needed, what could we do? Eliminate the hazard with primarily engineering controls. Additional administrative controls if required.
• Second option -- If we have limited funds, what would we do. Eliminate the hazard with using work practice and/or administrative controls. Engineering controls if required.
• Third option -- If we don't have any money, what can we do? Reduce exposure to the hazard with work practice/administrative controls, and/or PPE.

It's important to remember that your employer should first try to engineer out the hazard if feasible before using administrative controls or PPE. Of course, some tasks require the use of PPE in accordance with Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) requirements.