What is the best way to prevent injury at work?

• A. Remove the hazard or redesign the task
• B. Provide PPE only
• C. Post warning signs
• D. Train workers after incident

Answer: (A)

Removing the hazard or redesigning the task stops the risk at its source, which is the strongest way to prevent injury. This follows the safety hierarchy where eliminating or engineering out a hazard provides the greatest protection because workers are not exposed to that hazard in the first place. Personal protective equipment, while important, only protects if the hazard remains and the gear is used correctly, and it doesn’t reduce the hazard itself. Warning signs inform but don’t reduce risk, and training after an incident is reactive and misses chances to prevent injuries by addressing the hazard beforehand.