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JOB HAZARD ANALYSIS (JHA)

To uncover hazard that may have been overlooked during pre-mobilization or might have developed after production was begun, a continuing program of activities must be carried on. One of the most important of these activities is job safety analysis.

DEFINITION

A job hazards analysis is a procedure to make safe by:

  • Identifying the hazards or potential accident associated with each step of the job.
  • Developing a solution for each hazard that will either eliminate or control the exposure.
  • Once the hazards are known, the proper solutions can be developed. Some solutions may be physical changes that control the hazard, such s playing that control the hazard, such as placing a guard over an exposed man-hole in a house boat deck. Others may be job procedures that potential causes of accident.

    For convenience, both the job safety analysis procedures and the written description are community referred to as JHA.

    The four basic steps in making job hazard analysis are:

  • Select the job to be analyzed
  • Break the job down into successive steps
  • Identifying the hazards and potential accidents
  • Develop ways to eliminate the hazards and prevent the potential accidents.