saif.com/supervisorsguideSupervisorsSafetyGuide|Hazardidentification|1HAZARDIDENTIFICATIONYoucannoteliminate,reduce,ormanageariskuntilyouknowwhattheriskis.Atthemostbasiclevel,hazardidentificationissimplylookingatataskorasituationandasking,“Isthereanythingherethatcouldhurtsomeone?”Severalstandardhazardidentificationtoolsthatcanhelpyoudocumentthehazard-identificationandrisk-managementprocessare:Hazardidentificationisthefoundationofasafeworkplace.Jobhazardanalysis(JHA)Alsoreferredtoasajobsafetyanalysis(JSA),aJHAisasystematicwayofidentifyinghazardsassociatedwithaspecifictaskoroperation.TheJHAsimplifiestheprocessofidentifyinghazardsbylookingattheindividualsubtasksinvolvedinaspecificjob.Pre-taskplanning(PTP)PretaskplanningissimilartoconductingaJHA.PTPisavaluabletoolinconstructionandotherworkwheretheoperationsandconditionscanchangefrequently.Itcanbeuseddailytoremindworkersoftherisksassociatedwiththeworktheywillperformthatday.Personalprotectiveequipment(PPE)assessmentRequiredbyOregonOSHA,aPPEassessmentdetermineswhatPPEisrequiredforaspecificjobortask.ThisdocumentalsoservesasavaluabletrainingandcommunicationtoolforteachingemployeeswhatPPEtheyneedtoweartoperformtheirworksafelyHazardinspections,surveys,andobservationsHazardinspectionscanbegeneralorspecific.Theycanincludetheuseofachecklistorbedocumentedusinga“blankpage”approach.Checklistsareeasytouseandconsideredbestforensuringcompliancewithregulations,rules,andpolicies.saif.com/supervisorsguideJHA2|Hazardidentification|SAIFCorporationThejobhazardanalysis(JHA)isusefulforcommunicatingandcontrollingknownhazardsintheworkplace.Alsocalledajobsafetyanalysis(JSA),aJHAisawayfortheemployerandemployeestodocumenthazardsandnotethestepsnecessarytoreduceoreliminatetheriskswhenperformingaparticulartask.TheJHAcanbeusedtotrainemployeesonthesafetyprecautionsnecessarywhentheyarenotfamiliarwithaspecifictask.Itisalsoausefulrefreshertoolforexperiencedworkers.MaketheanalysiseasyUsetheformorcreateyourown.Thisbasicformusesthreecolumns:Task,Hazard,andControl.Selectthejoborprocesstobeassessedandgetemployeeinput.Betteryet,selectateamofemployeesandhavethemworkwithyouontheproject.Breakdownthetaskintodiscreetsteps.Itisveryimportanttohaveeachspecificoperationoftheoveralltaskevaluatedasaseparatestep.EachstepisanAction.Lookateachstepandevaluatetherisksandhazardsassociatedwiththatstep.Listthecontrolsnecessarytoreduceoreliminatethehazards,includingthosealreadyinplaceandadditionalcontrolsthatneedtobeimplemented.Jobhazardanalysis(JHA)ExampleOneofthecommonoperationsatXYZWidgetisdrillingholesinsectionsofmetalusingaverticaldrillpress.AcompletedJHAfortheuseofaverticaldrillpressisattached,givingastep-by-steplookatthisprocess.Thisexampleshowsthatbybreakingdownanoperationintosimpler,discreetsteps,thehazardsposedbyeachsteparemoreapparent.Duringtheevaluationofeachstepoftheoperation,brainstorm,asking:“Isthereanythingaboutthisoperationthatcouldhurtsomeone?”“Whatneedstobedonetopreventanyinjuries?”“HaveIforgottenanything?”saif.com/supervisorsguideSupervisorsSafetyGuide|Hazardidentification|3Note:SomeJHAformsincludeafourthcolumntomoreclearlyseparatecontrolsintothoseinplaceandthosethattheworkermusttakeactiontoimplement.Page1of2JobhazardanalysisworksheetProcedure:drillingMachine:drillpresses(all)Lockoutrequired:noEnergysourcescontrolled:N/AToolsrequired:drills,hammer,punch,dr...
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