Why PPE Is Usually the Last Control

A reminder is not a barrier; it is a request. Reliability beats intention PPE and administrative controls are visible, fast, and sometimes necessary, but they often ask humans to compensate for a hazard left in place. Integrated safety uses the hierarchy to push controls upward whenever feasible. The design question Instead of asking, "How do we make people comply?" ask, "How do we make the hazardous exposure less available?" That shift turns safety from persuasion into design.

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