Occupational and Environmental Health: Recognizing and Preventing Disease and Injury - Multiple Choice Questions - Learn & Prevent

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What is the most effective level of the hierarchical approach to injury prevention?

  1. Personal protective equipment

  2. Training

  3. Eliminate hazard

  4. Use warning signs

The correct answer is: Eliminate hazard

The most effective level of the hierarchical approach to injury prevention is to eliminate the hazard. This means addressing the root cause of the hazard and removing it from the workplace, rather than simply relying on personal protective equipment, training, or warning signs. While these may be important components of an overall safety plan, they are not as effective as eliminating the hazard altogether. Personal protective equipment can fail or be forgotten, training may not be retained, and warning signs can be ignored. Eliminating the hazard, on the other hand, removes the potential for injury entirely.

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