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Which of the following actions is NOT an example of an engineering control?

ADisposing of soiled laundry properly.
BPlacing used needles in a sharps container.
CUsing a bleach and water solution to decontaminate a surface covered in blood or bodily fluid.
DWearing gloves, safety goggles, and masks.

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Engineering controls are practices which would lessen if not eliminate the exposure of a human being to chemical and other physical hazards by using or substitution of engineered machinery or tools. From the given choices, the best answer would be letter B.

Answer;

B. Placing used needles in a sharps container.

Explanation;

-Engineering controls are practices which would lessen if not eliminate the exposure of a human being to chemical and other physical hazards by using or substitution of engineered machinery or tools.

-Engineering controls are methods that are built into the design of a plant, equipment or process to minimize the hazard. Engineering controls are a very reliable way to control worker exposures as long as the controls are designed, used and maintained properly. The basic types of engineering controls are:
process control, enclosure and/or isolation of emission source, ventilation.

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