Improve the JHA Process
Introduction
Periodically reviewing your job hazard analysis ensures that it remains current and continues to help reduce workplace accidents and injuries.
Even if the job has not changed, it is possible that during the review process you will identify hazards that were not identified in the initial analysis.
It is particularly important to review your job hazard analysis if an illness or injury occurs on a specific job. Based on the circumstances, you may determine that you need to change the job procedure to prevent similar incidents in the future. If an employee's failure to follow proper job procedures results in a "close call," discuss the situation with all employees who perform the job and remind them of proper procedures.
- It may also be possible that the problem is with the procedure. Maybe it needs to be changed. Talk with employees about their reasons for the apparent unsafe behavior. You might be surprised to learn they have been "trapped" into doing the task that way.
- On the other hand, discipline may be appropriate if the safety management system has not failed the employee (the employer is meeting all safety obligations).
Any time you revise a job hazard analysis, it is important to train all employees affected by the changes in the new job methods, procedures, or protective measures adopted.
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
6-1. What would be the best response by a supervisor if a worker, using proper Job Hazard Analysis procedures, has a "close call" incident?
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