What is Step 5 in the formal hazard assessment process?

• A. Step 1: Figure out what people do
• B. Step 5: Find ways to eliminate or control hazards
• C. Step 7: Communicate the hazards
• D. Step 9: Review and revise the hazard assessment

Answer: (B)

Controlling exposure by selecting and applying protections is the focus here. After hazards are identified, the essential next move is to remove or reduce the risk to workers. This means finding and implementing measures to eliminate the hazard or lessen the risk, using the hierarchy of controls (elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, PPE). This step converts identified hazards into concrete actions that keep people safer, which is why it’s the best answer. The other parts of the process—sharing information about hazards with workers, and later reviewing and updating the assessment—relate to communication and continual improvement, not the core action of reducing or removing hazards.