Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
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The.irst.step.in.JSA/JHA.is.to.select.a.job.to.analyze..The.sequence.in.which.jobs.are.
analyzed.should.be.established.when.starting.a.JSA/JHA.program..Potential.jobs.for.
analysis.should.have.sequential.steps.and.a.work.goal.when.these.steps.are.performed.
To.use.the.JSA/JHA.program.effectively,.a.method.must.be.established.to.select.
and.prioritize.the.jobs.to.be.analyzed..The.jobs.must.be.ranked.in.the.order.of.great-
est.accident.potential..Jobs.with.the.highest.risks.should.be.analyzed.irst..Workers.
and.supervisors.may.or.may.not.be.involved.with.the.ranking.process,.but.if.asked.to.
rank.or.prioritize.jobs.to.be.analyzed,.the.following.criteria.should.be.used:
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A. job. that. has. repeatedly. produced. accidents. is. a. candidate. for. an. immediate.
JSA/JHA..The.greater.the.number.of.accidents.associated.with.the.job,.the.greater.
its.priority.should.be..These.jobs.should.be.analyzed.as.soon.as.possible.
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Every. job. that. has. produced. an. injury. that. resulted. in. lost. time,. restricted. work.
.activity,. or. required. medical. treatment,. should. be. analyzed.. These. injuries. prove.
that.the.preventive.action.taken.prior.to.their.occurrence.was.not.successful.
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Many.jobs.qualify.for.immediate.JSA/JHA.because.of.the.potential.hazards.involved..
For.example,.the.lifting.of.heavy.equipment.frequently.poses.hazards..Because.jobs.
rely.on.experience.and.judgment,.these.jobs.present.a.real.ongoing.hazard.to.workers.
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Prime. candidates. for. JSA/JHA. result. from. jobs. that. are. not. done. often. and. some.
have.never.been.done.at.a.particular.worksite..The.hazards.of.the.job.might.not.be.
fully.known..By.applying.the.JSA/JHA.process.to.these.jobs,.the.likelihood.of.an.
accident.occurring.is.greatly.reduced.
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In.routine.or.repetitive.jobs.with.inherent.hazards,.the.employee.is.exposed.repeat-
edly.to.hazards..For.example,.exposures.to.high.levels.of.noise.over.a.period.of.time.
will.affect.the.hearing.of.a.worker.
Accident. statistics,. the. ability. to. recognize. hazards,. and. good. common. sense.
coupled.with.the.guidelines.that.have.been.discussed.will.help.you.prioritize.which.
JSA/JHA.should.be.developed.irst..The.goal.is.that.all.jobs.with.sequential.steps.
will.ultimately.be.analyzed..New.jobs.will.be.analyzed.as.they.are.introduced.into.
the.workplace.
