A manufacturer replaces a high-toxicity chemical cleaning step with a mechanical abrasion method that removes the chemical hazard. What treatment does this primarily illustrate?
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Short Explanation
Swapping a nasty chemical bath for a scrubbing machine is like replacing a blowtorch with a screwdriver when a screwdriver will do. You reduced the inherent hazard by changing how the work gets done.
Full Explanation
Risk reduction includes substituting or redesigning processes so inherent hazard decreases. Replacing a toxic chemical step with a mechanical method lowers exposure at the source. That is distinct from avoidance (stopping the product line), transfer (shifting financial liability), or acceptance (living with the untreated chemical process).