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WASTE-MANAGEMENT-OPERATIONS4 MIN READ

Sort controls from strongest to weakest

Classify common waste-site safety actions by the hierarchy of controls.

Place each action into the hierarchy-of-controls bucket. Elimination or substitution Engineering control Administrative control PPE Reroute inbound trucks so they no longer cross the pedestrian walkway Install fixed guardrails between the tipping floor walkway and loader lane Add a convex mirror at the blind corner Require a spotter during reversing in Bay 3 Schedule bulky drop-offs outside peak truck movement Provide cut-resistant gloves for manual sorting Replace manual bag opening with a guarded bag splitter Stop accepting a prohibited chemical stream at the site

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