NIOSH Hiearchy

ER LLC has written 6 short articles based on the NIOSH Hierarchy of Controls. With all the information as well as misinformation being disseminated at the moment, we believe this a valid place to start. As NIOSH is a Federal agency and the Hierarchy of Controls has been around for decades however applying it to COVID-19 is a new application. Please let us know if this daily short blog is helpful.

The New “Business as Usual” (Common sense practices for running your business during and after Covid-19)

Article 1: PPE is Not Enough! (pdf)

Article 2: What’s Better Than PPE? Eliminating Hazards in the Business Environment. (pdf)

Article 3: It’s time to Replace That! Substitution in the Business Environment. (pdf)

Article 4: It’s All About Isolation. Engineering Principles in the Business Environment. (pdf)

Article 5: Change is Good … But Never Free. Administrative Controls in Your Business Environment. (pdf)

Article 6: So What Does it all Mean? Implementing What Makes Sense in Your Business Environment. (pdf)

ER-Healthcare can help healthcare clients of all sizes who desire to reduce risk of infection from construction dust with engineering controls and services that compliment construction services. We can work with your hospitals architects and engineers to develop infection control measures for your projects.  

Seasonal outbreaks of flu and the current COVID-19 pandemic has exposed temporary needs and solutions which has created additional opportunities for ER-Healthcare to assist the healthcare industry and medical office buildings. 
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