Conducting Job Hazard Analysis ( Tips on Conducting the JHA)

• Be sure to record enough information to describe each job action without getting overly detailed at this point. You will include more detail later in the safe job procedure.
• Avoid making the breakdown of steps so detailed that it becomes unnecessarily long. On the other hand, don't make it so broad that it does not include basic steps.
• Get input from other workers who have performed the same job.
• Review the job steps with the employee to make sure you have not omitted something.
• Point out that you are analyzing the task, not evaluating the employee’s job performance.
• Include the employee in all phases of the analysis—from reviewing the job steps and procedures to discussing hazards and solutions.
• It may be helpful to photograph or videotape the worker performing the job.