Engineering Controls Program (2018-151)

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Engineering Controls Program seeks to protect workers by removing hazardous conditions or by placing a barrier between the worker and the hazard. The program works with partners in industry, labor, trade associations, professional organizations, and academia on these areas among others:

• Reducing worker exposures to silica dust and welding fumes at construction sites.
• Reducing worker exposures to silica and drilling fluids at oil & gas extraction sites.
• Reducing worker exposures to hazardous drugs in healthcare and veterinary medicine.
• Reducing worker asphalt fume exposure for roofers and pavers.
• Provide engineering control recommendations to protect workers from emerging hazards.

Engineering Controls Program pdf icon[PDF – 223 KB]

Suggested Citation

NIOSH [2018]. Engineering Controls Program. By Hammond, D., Hirst, D., Glover, S., Reeves, K., and Novicki, E. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication 2018–151, https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2018151external icon