It is very important to involve your employees in the JHA process because they have a unique understanding of the job, and this knowledge is invaluable for finding hazards. Involving employees will help minimize oversights, ensure a quality analysis, and get workers to "buy in" to the solutions because they've helped in some way to develop the procedures. If they are not involved in developing the JHA, they will not be as likely to "own" the safe job procedures. As a result, they may not want to use safe procedures and practices that they believe have been "imposed" on them.
Look for Hazardous Conditions and Unsafe Behaviors
During the job review process, focus on identifying hazardous conditions and unsafe behaviors. Remember, it takes a hazard and exposure to the hazard before an accident can occur. So, it makes sense to look for them during the review. Sources to help identify hazardous conditions and unsafe behaviors include:
- Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)
- Experienced workers
- Accident and incident reports
- First aid statistical records
- Behavior Based Safety (BBS) reports
- Safety committee meeting minutes
- Safety inspection reports
- Previous JHAs
- Existing work procedures
- Equipment manuals
- Preventive/corrective maintenance records
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