What situations are not currently appropriate for control banding?
Control banding is not currently appropriate for many situations, including “hot” processes, open spray applications, gases, and pesticides. These situations involve more complex exposures requiring additional considerations that are not yet fully addressed by current control banding strategies. In addition, control banding does not yet cover safety hazards, environmental issues, or ergonomic issues. Researchers are exploring ways to integrate these additional workplace issues into the control banding concept.