🧾JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS STEP BY STEP

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✅ Steps of Job Safety Analysis (JSA)

Job Safety Analysis (JSA), also known as Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), is a structured process to identify hazards associated with a specific job task and implement controls to eliminate or reduce the risk.

🔹 Step 1: Select the Job to be Analyzed

  • Focus on jobs with:

    • High injury or incident rates

    • Potential for serious harm

    • New or modified procedures

    • Non-routine or infrequent tasks

  • Example: Maintenance of a rotating machine, working at height.

🔹 Step 2: Break the Job into Steps

  • Divide the job into logical, sequential steps (usually 5–10).

  • Avoid too much detail or combining too many actions.

  • Example:
    Task: Operating a ladder
    Steps:

    1. Inspect the ladder

    2. Set up the ladder

    3. Climb and perform the task

    4. Descend and store the ladder

🔹 Step 3: Identify Hazards for Each Step

  • Ask: What can go wrong?

  • Consider:

    • Mechanical, chemical, electrical, ergonomic, environmental hazards

    • Human error, unsafe conditions

  • Use observation, past incident data, and team input

  • Example:
    Step: Set up the ladder
    Hazard: Ladder may slip on smooth surface

🔹 Step 4: Determine Control Measures

  • Decide how to eliminate or reduce the hazard:

    • Elimination (remove the hazard)

    • Substitution (use safer material or method)

    • Engineering controls (e.g., guards, ventilation)

    • Administrative controls (e.g., SOPs, job rotation)

    • PPE (e.g., gloves, harness)

  • Example:
    Control: Use ladder with non-slip feet and secure it before use

🔹 Step 5: Document and Communicate the JSA

  • Record all steps, hazards, and controls in a JSA form.

  • Review it with all workers involved in the task.

  • Get signatures if required for accountability.

🔹 Step 6: Review and Update the JSA

  • Reassess when:

    • There is a change in process, equipment, or personnel

    • An incident or near miss occurs

    • During routine audits or inspections

🧾 JSA Format Example:

Job Step Hazard Control Measure
Set up ladder Ladder may slip Use anti-slip feet, secure base
Climb ladder Fall from height Use harness, maintain 3-point contact


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