One of the most effective ways to reduce occupational risk is to avoid the introduction of hazards into the workplace. It is vitally important to manage workplace risks from the beginning stages of design throughout a system's life span to decommission and disposal. The process of anticipating, identifying, assessing, and controls hazards and their risks during design and throughout the life‐cycle of a system is known as prevention through design.
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