NIOSH Engineering Controls Program

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 in mining, construction and 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.
• Providing engineering control recommendations to protect workers from emerging hazards.
• Reducing food processing worker exposures to hazardous airborne flavoring chemicals.
• Reducing potential worker exposures to infectious diseases in healthcare and emergency services.

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Suggested Citation

NIOSH [2019]. Engineering Controls Program. By Schnorr, T., Hammond, D., Hirst, D., Martin, S.B., McCleery, T., and Reeves, K. Atlanta, GA: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication 2019–146, https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2019146external icon