Safe Systems of Work
Before undertaking any work, Contractors must assess the risks associated with the contracted work and together with the Site Contact complete a job safety analysis (JSA).
A Job Safety Analysis is a safety tool. It helps people to logically examine a particular job or task so that all the hazards associated with that particular job can be identified and assessed and when necessary, suitable control measures can be determined
The following are key elements of the JSA and should be used when completing a JSA on site:
- Document the activity: Assemble those involved in the activity and then, using the JSA worksheet, write down the tasks that make up the activity, step by step.
- Identify the hazards: Next to each task, identify what part of the task may cause injury to those doing the work or to anyone else nearby.
- Document the control measures: For each identified hazard, list the measures that need to be put in place to eliminate or minimise any likely risk of injury to those involved.
- Identify who is responsible: Document the name of the person responsible for implementing the control measure.
- Monitor and review: Make sure the activity is supervised to ensure the documented process is being followed. The JSA should be reviewed whenever a documented activity changes, when there is a change of personnel or after an appropriate length of time.
Remember
- The JSA provides a written record of the process to be used to proceed on a task. As it is a record that can be used in court, it should be signed off by the parties who have responsibility for the tasks.
- The JSA should be completed by all employees involved in the activity, not just the principal Contractor or Supervisor.
A JSA must be completed by: