Regulation Information  
            Job safety analysis
            Job Safety Analysis (JSA) is based on the following ideas: 
                   ·That a specific job or work assignment can be separated into 
                  a series of relatively simple steps.
                   ·That hazards associated with each step can be identified.
                   ·That solutions can be developed to control each hazard.

            Job safety analysis is a relatively simple process that involves the 
            following four basic steps:
                   ·Select the job to be analyzed. In performing JSA, the term 
                  "job" is used to describe a single task or operation workers 
                  do as part of their occupation; it is a definite sequence of 
                  steps or separate activities that lead to the completion of a 
                  work goal.
                   ·Separate the job into its basic steps.
                   ·Identify the hazards associated with each step.
                   ·Control each hazard.

            Through this process, responsible officials can determine the 
            safest, most efficient manner of performing a given job. Thus JSA 
            systematically carries out the basic strategy of accident 
            prevention: The recognition, evaluation, and control of hazards.
            Once a JSA has been developed, it is prepared in chart form, listing 
            the basic job steps and the corresponding hazards and safe 
            procedures for each step. A completed JSA chart can then be used as 
            a training guide for employees; it provides a logical introduction 
            to the work, its associated hazards, and the proper and safe 
            procedures to be followed. 
            For experienced workers, a JSA chart is reviewed periodically to 
            maintain a safety-awareness on the job and to keep abreast of 
            current safety procedures. Review is also useful for employees 
            assigned new or infrequent tasks.

             
              

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