Job-Site Hazard Analysis (JHA)

1. Employee Involvement: 

• Discuss what you are going to do and why
• Explain that you are studying the task, not employee performance
• Involve the employees in the entire process

1. Have employees review the highest-risk activities and familiarize themselves with mitigation techniques. 
2. Identify the OSHA standards that apply to your jobs. Incorporate their requirements into your JHA. 

1.  Priorities when filling out a JHA. 

• Jobs you want to give priority to:     
  • Jobs with the highest injury or illness rates;
  • Jobs where there have been "close calls" (where an incident occurred but no one got hurt);
  • Jobs where you have identified violations of OSHA standards;
  • Jobs with the potential to cause serious injuries or illness, even if there is no history of such problems;
  • Jobs in which one simple human mistake could lead to severe injury;
  • Jobs that are new to your operation or have been changed; and
  • Jobs complex enough to require written instructions or specialized permitting. 

FILLING OUT THE FORM

Break the job task into steps.

• Watch the worker do the job and list each step in order
• Begin each step with a verb, for example, "Turn on the saw"
• Do not make it too broad or too detailed 
• You may want to photograph or videotape
• Review the steps with the worker and other workers who do the same job to make sure you have not left anything out

Identify the hazards of each step. For each hazard, ask:

• What can go wrong? 
• What are the consequences?
• How could it happen?
• What are other contributing factors?
• How likely is it that the hazard will occur?

Review the list of hazards with employees who do the job. Discuss what could eliminate or reduce them.

Identify ways to eliminate or reduce the hazards.

• Is there a safer way to do the job?                           
• Describe each step          
  • Be specific - don’t use generalizations like "Be Careful"
• Can you make changes in equipment?     
  • Equipment changes, or engineering controls, are the first choice because they can eliminate the hazard
  • E.G. machine guards, improved lighting, better ventilation
• Can changes be made in the work processes?   
  • Administrative controls, or changes in how the task is done, can be used if engineering controls aren't possible
  • E.G. rotating jobs, changing the steps, training
• Can we add in Personal Protective Equipment?   
  • When engineering and administrative controls aren't possible or don't adequately protect the workers, use personal protective equipment
  • E.G. gloves, hearing protection