A hazard control hierarchy is simply the steps a company can take to reduce workplace hazards. Hear how to build a hierarchy of hazard control. PPE is the lowest on your list of worker safeguards. It’s the LAST barrier a worker has to injury. Other actions to reduce hazards come above PPE on a pyramid of steps.To keep employees safe, companies should consider these steps in their Hierarchy Of Hazard Control: (1) Elimination and substitution, (2) Engineering controls, and (3) Administrative/work practice controls, all before (4) PPE. All are all discussed in this podcast.