Implement administrative controls

Administrative controls are the procedures put in place to reduce workers’ exposure to chemicals.

Administrative Control

Involve work practices or procedures designed to minimise or eliminate staff exposure to chemicals and manage their work processes.

Examples of administrative controls that can be implemented at a facility are:

• Rotating staff/tasks to limit exposure time in chemical areas.
• Restricting the tasks only to qualified to trained personnel.
• Restrict access to chemical product storage areas to authorised staff only.
• Provide adequate hygiene facilities such as wash stations.
• Offer regular training to staff on hazards and safe handling of chemical products, label and hazard symbol recognition, spill management and/or PPE use.
• Implement a preventative maintenance programme for all process machinery.