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HAZARD ANALYSIS
The Work Planning document template was modified to include a basic JHA form. The JHA was incorporated near the begin- ning of the document to help ensure it is accomplished early in the Work Planning process. It includes three columns to iden- tify the hazard, its mitigation, and a refer- ence for the mitigation. Once the JHA por- tion of the Work Planning document is completed, the engineer responsible for Work Planning continues by describing specific work steps.
Using a job that requires the use of a lad- der to access an electrical panel as a simple example, the engineer might first identify “Fall Hazard” on the Work Planning docu- ment. It is noted in the “Hazard” column of the JHA section. The “Hazard Mitigation” might be something like, “Use fall pro-
tection gear.” The “Mitigation Reference” might be “CFR 1926.502” (as an example). The Work Planning engineer would prob- ably also list an “Electrical Shock” hazard. The “Hazard Mitigation” could be “Use lockout/tagout” and the “Mitigation Refer- ence”’ could be “CFR 1910.147.” For simple tasks, such as our example, these two entries might be the entire JHA. As the Work Plan- ning engineer prepares the specific work steps, he/she will include detailed controls for working at heights and lockout/tagout.
Input was solicited from engineers responsible for preparing Work Planning documentation. Involving them in the process helped avoid the earlier problems with implementation and greatly reduced the barriers to implementation and re- quired training.
The reception was very positive. JHAs are now prepared on an “as needed” basis, rather than for tasks that may be done at some point in the future. Each task has a JHA prepared specifically for it, and the JHA is prepared as part of the Work Plan- ning process. Most important, integrating the JHA and Work Planning processes re- inforced the new philosophical approach for shifting responsibility for working safely to those responsible for planning and actually performing the work.
Randy Hancock (rhancock007@gmail. com), Ph.D., CSP, is a Safety Engineering Lead at Kennedy Space Center who is re- sponsible for providing technical support and coordination for the contract’s System Safety Engineering analyses.
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