Job Safety Analysis (JSA)

Job Safety Analysis (JSA) - Training Sessions For Safety Communication Meetings

1. Trg Objectives

) Describe what JSA is & why we use it

2 (1) When To Conduct JSA

3 (2) Explain differences in meanings of:

a. Job

b. Trades/Crafts

c. Activity

d. Hazard

e. Risk

4 (3 ) Benefits of JSA

5 (4 ) The JSA Process

6 (5) Practical Workshop - Use of JSA

JSA Made Easy - Designed For Safety Meetings

This has been designed to be a simplified version of JSA. It can also be referred to as ‘Task Analysis’.

Aim Aim of this session is to:

· Encourage participation at weekly safety meetings in creating JSAs by teams

· Involve everyone in hazard identification

· Encourage ownership of outcomes of JSAs

· Improve safety for those trades/crafts

2. What Is JSA?

Job Safety Analysis is a process of identifying safety hazards and precautions by evaluating a job of its physical requirements, environmental conditions and safety factors in a sequence of

separate steps. In addition, JSA can be used as a practical way to identify, in addition to safety

hazards, quality and production problems of a specific task within a department, division or unit.

3. When To Conduct JSA

The need to perform a JSA shall be considered at the planning stage and shall be

prepared for all work activities, which involve a significant risk, which are not

adequately controlled by existing control measures, such as operating procedures and

safe work practices, etc.

Activities requiring JSA shall include:

· Jobs that are routine and have frequent accidents or near misses, even if the

degree of injury or damage is low.

· Jobs that are non-routine, and have a potential for a very serious loss.

· Jobs that are new or repetitive, and not covered by an operating procedure.

· Other activities that are deemed necessary by the area JSA teams.

4. Terms/Definitions

a. Job: ‘piece of work’ ‘task’

b. Trades/Crafts: Specialist worker of the same group such as plumbers, engineers, etc

c. Activity: Something done at work

d. Hazard: Something that can possibly cause harm or damage to property.

Instructor’s Note:

Explain this as simply as possible as it is a major problem with various nationalities understanding the difference between trade, craft, job and activity. If you can, try to avoid the term ‘job’. ‘Job’ can mean ‘task’ or ‘trade’ so easier to refer to ‘activity’ or ‘task’.

We all have ‘jobs’ such as a ‘trade’ or ‘craft’, but we all do different work ‘activities’ or ‘tasks’ during the day.

5. Benefits of JSAs:

· Raises awareness of various trades’ hazards

· Creates awareness of various safety control measures

· Involvement in the JSA process results in ownership if the outcome

6. The JSA Process

1. Select the job to be studied.

2. Form a JSA Team with a Team Leader assigned.

3. Select the people to be observed.

4. Discuss the procedure with the employee performing the job and explain its purpose.

5. Break the job down into steps.

6. Check the step breakdown and sequence with the person(s).

7. List the job steps on a record sheet (Supplement -2) as illustrated.

8. Review each step for potential hazards then document the problems or hazards next

to the step. The JSA Checklist (Supplement -1) shall be used to assist the

identification of all possible hazards. Apart from potential personal injury, the potential

for mechanical or environmental damage shall also be considered. Each worksite has

its own requirements and environmental conditions. Considerations shall be given to

any special or unique hazards at the worksite.

9. Develop control measures for the problems or hazards identified. These measures

may be design changes, equipment changes, procedure changes, or personal

protection.

10. Record the control measures. Review the control measures (recommendations) with

all employees performing the job to seek for their inputs and understanding of what

changes are required.

11. The listing of controls shall be restricted to mandatory items and the responsibilities for

the actions are to be defined.

7. The Steps

· List all trades/crafts in the company

· Select a trade/craft

· Brainstorm activities (from ‘clock in’ to clock out’)

· Select activities with significant hazards

· Chose an activity & list hazards

· List existing control (safety) measures for that activity

· Identify safety measures required

· Add to Action Plan

8. Practical Workshop

Instructor’s Note - Brainstorming Session

· Provide a whiteboard or chart & pens

· Try & get everyone involved

· Select the trade

· Use format of below to list ‘clock in time’, all the activities, through to ‘clock out’.

· Teams of similar trades can be created and then given their own trade to JSA (preferably teams of 4 max)

Issue as a form to the groups:

Brainstorm Activities

Time	Activity	Hazard Y/N
Clock In











Clock Out

Non-Routine Activities

Time	Activity	Hazard Y/N

Give Example of Brainstorming

JSA – Painter

Clock In: 0700

1 ~~7am, clocks in & has a coffee for the first 10 minutes~~

~~2. He reports to the Maintenance Supervisor who issues him a job action sheet (his duti~~~~es for the day)~~

3. Goes to the Store & collects his materials - paints, thinners, glue, plaster, PPE, etc.

4. Walks to the dept. where he is to work, carrying his equipment.

5. He puts on his PPE.

6. He clears the area, removes furniture, people, etc.

7. He does a safety check - electrical hazards, etc.

8. He prepares the area - cleaning, sanding, stripping old paint, plastering holes, repairs any damage, sanding down the surface for the new paint.

9. He paints the area.

~~10. On completion, it is inspected by the Maintenance Supervisor & Dept Supervisor.~~

~~11. He fills in paperwork about the work he has done.~~

12. He collects his materials, PPE & clears up the area.

13. He returns to his store and cleans his equipment.

~~14. He returns to his office and has a coffee before finishing his shift.~~

Clock Out: 1700

Non-Routine Activities

Painting external windows (height) - 2 days per month

Painting in confined spaces 1-3 times per month

Main Hazardous Activities

1) Movement of equipment and materials.

2) Preparing, decanting and mixing paints, glues and thinners.

3) Cleaning equipment.

4) Clearing work areas, removing furniture, people, etc.

5) Preparing the surface area - cleaning, sanding, stripping old paint, plastering holes, sanding down the surface for the new paint.

6) Painting. Use of ladders.

7) Working at heights (painting external windows)

8) Working in confined spaces.

Instructor’s Note:

· We are only concerned with those activities that are potentially hazardous. Delete those that are not. e.g. drinking coffee & filling in forms.

· Once the brainstorming session has been completed, the main hazardous activities have been identified, as well as existing control measures or those requiring to be implemented.

· A site visit can then be arranged where required to verify what happens in practice in the workplace.

· Purpose of site visit is to watch the employees and see if anything has been missed.

· Plan the visit so that more hazardous activities are seen.

Example of Action Plan Recommendations

· Change/create written procedures

· Improve Training

· Improve Behavioral Problems

· Facilities/Equipment Issues

Using The JSA Form

Instructor’s Note:

· Issue the form to the groups, 1 per group to be done as a group effort

· Set the objective (task to be assessed)

· If SOPs, Work Permit systems or General Instructions already exist, refer to them under ‘Controls’.

The Risk Management Process

Instructor’s Note:

· Issue the Risk Management Aid Memoir to the group

· Get them to work together and go through all the parameters connected to the their assigned scenario operation

REFERENCE

Update::20-Jan-2016

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Job Safety Analysis (JSA)

Job Safety Analysis (JSA) - Training Sessions For Safety Communication Meetings

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