Institutional Controls

Non-engineering measures intended to affect human activities in such a way as to prevent or reduce exposure to hazardous substances. Institutional controls are almost always used in conjunction with, or as a supplement to, other measures such as waste treatment or containment. There are four categories of institutional controls: governmental controls; proprietary controls; enforcement and permit tools with institutional controls components; and information devices. For this Order, institutional controls are those governmental controls such as deed notifications, easements, use restrictions, leases and other property interests that are inventoried as records and notes in records in the Facilities Information Management System.