Types of Controls

We manage the risk at TA-53 by using both engineering controls and administrative controls.

• Engineering controls are structural or mechanical systems or tools that help reduce hazards.
  
• Administrative controls are non-structural or non-mechanical methods, such as procedures, postings, permits, access restrictions, training, or time restrictions that help reduce exposure to the hazards.
  

Hazard warning signs are posted at TA-53 area entrances and exits to alert you to hazards and necessary precautions. The most common postings are for radiation hazards, electrical hazards, confined spaces, magnetic fields, noise hazards, and some chemical hazards such as lead or beryllium. If multiple hazards are present in an area, there will be multiple postings. Look carefully at all the postings in an area.