Which of the following is an administrative control?

Which of the following is an administrative control?

• A. Job rotation to limit exposure time.
• B. Ventilation system upgrade.
• C. Wearing PPE.
• D. Replacing hazardous chemical with less hazardous option.

Answer: (A)

Administrative controls change how work is done to lower exposure without altering the physical system. Job rotation lowers the amount of time any one worker spends near a hazard by rotating tasks or areas, so overall exposure is reduced through work organization. It’s an organizational measure rather than a physical change to equipment or the environment. By contrast, upgrading the ventilation system is an engineering control that physically dilutes or removes contaminants from the air. Wearing PPE is a protective equipment measure that relies on proper use and doesn’t reduce the hazard itself. Substituting a hazardous chemical with a less hazardous option is a substitution/elimination approach that removes or reduces the hazard at the source.

Administrative controls change how work is done to lower exposure without altering the physical system. Job rotation lowers the amount of time any one worker spends near a hazard by rotating tasks or areas, so overall exposure is reduced through work organization. It’s an organizational measure rather than a physical change to equipment or the environment.

By contrast, upgrading the ventilation system is an engineering control that physically dilutes or removes contaminants from the air. Wearing PPE is a protective equipment measure that relies on proper use and doesn’t reduce the hazard itself. Substituting a hazardous chemical with a less hazardous option is a substitution/elimination approach that removes or reduces the hazard at the source.