Definition:
A Job Safety Analysis (JSA) is a method that can be used to identify,
analyze and record 1) the steps
involved in performing a specific job, 2)
the existing or potential safety and health hazards associated with each step,
and 3) the recommended
action(s)/procedure(s) that will eliminate or reduce these hazards and the risk
of a workplace injury or illness.
Hazard
Types:
The following hazards should be considered when completing a
JSA:
¨ Impact
with a falling or flying object.
¨ Penetration
of sharp objects.
¨ Caught
in or between a stationary/moving object.
¨ Falls
from an elevated work platform, ladders or stairs.
¨ Excessive
lifting, twisting, pushing, pulling, reaching, or bending.
¨ Exposure
to vibrating power tools, excessive noise, cold or heat, or harmful levels of
gases, vapors, liquids, fumes, or dusts.
¨
Repetitive motion.
¨ Electrical
hazards.
¨ Light
(optical) radiation (i.e. welding operations, etc.).
¨ Water
(potential for drowning or fungal infections caused by wetness).
Conducting
the analysis:
1. Select
jobs with the highest risk for a workplace injury or illness.
2. Select
an experienced employee who is willing to be observed. Involve the employee and his/her immediate
supervisor in the process.
3. Identify
and record each step necessary to accomplish the task. Use an action verb (i.e. pick up, turn on) to
describe each step.
4. Identify
all actual or potential safety and health hazards associated with each
task.
5. Determine
and record the recommended action(s) or procedure(s) for performing each step
that will eliminate or reduce the hazard (i.e. engineering changes, job
rotation, PPE, etc.).
Note: A sample JSA developed
by Sentry Insurance for the Wisconsin
State Fair
Park
Trash Compacting
Wisconsin State
Fair Park
Trash compacting
is accomplished at the Wisconsin
State Fair
Park
When performing
this activity, always remember to take the following safety precautions:
Steps Always
Remember to ...
1. Push/pull full dumpster into Use your body weight
by pushing
hydraulic lift gate. the
dumpsters to move them. Pull to
steer/guide
the dumspter.
Wear
protective canvas or
leather
gloves.
Drain
water from dumpster, if
possible,
to reduce the weight.
2. Raise hydraulic lift gate to "UP"
position, dumping contents.
3. Spray remaining trash residue from Wear eye or face protection when
raised dumpster with water hose. spraying/cleaning the dumpster.
4. Lower hydraulic lift gate and emptied Stay clear from the lowering
dumpster back to ground level. area.
5. Pull the empty dumpster from the Push dumpsters to move, pull to
lift gate to the designated area
for steer/guide.
placement on grounds.
Wear
protective canvas or
leather
gloves
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