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If we come on a job site and we see that instead of a canned JSA being used, the team has written one of their own that covers what they’re actually doing—great! They’ve taken an initiative and made it their own.
able for their reference. The way we do this is to incorporate it into a monthly safety meeting or a weekly/daily toolbox talk. Discuss it with the team and review each line item. Present an opportunity to ask and answer questions and set expectations that all of the tasks we engage in have to be covered by a JSA. Also, these are living documents, and the best documents have field markings on them to capture changes in conditions.
If we come on a job site and we see that instead of a canned JSA being used, the team has written one of their own that covers what they’re actually doing—great! They’ve taken an initiative and made it their own. Reward and embrace that as a success.
Step Four: Evaluating
At least once per year or more frequently if conditions warrant, the JSAs should be evaluated for appropriateness. As mentioned above, field edits will occur, and it’s important to review those edits to see whether they can be incorporated into the final product. Proper checks and balances should be put in place to ensure the sustain-
ability of the adopted JSA program. One effective way to measure progress is to make use of different key performance indicators.
For example, the use of trend lines allow us to evaluate com- pleteness of the JSA, understanding how it was written, the level of training, and the level of appropriateness of the document for the task it should cover. In addition, keep in mind that all captured in- formation by you and your team can be further analyzed and used in order to predict, mitigate, and avoid risk.
The evaluation process serves as a quality check and an oppor- tunity to learn from the field performance. The use of a checklist can be effective in accomplishing this because it provides an orga- nized approach toward the program review.
In summary, to limit the exposure to risk and give ourselves the best opportunity to protect ourselves, we need to take a systematic approach to evaluating the work we do for hazards. Additionally, both behaviors and conditions have to be evaluated every time we do a job, because circumstances tend to change. The JSA process, if implemented correctly and maintained, provides an opportunity to conduct these evaluations and to plan to address issues before they happen.
Franco Marabotti works for Predictive Solutions (www.predictives- olutions.com). Predictive Solutions’ employees, along with those at its parent company, Industrial Scientific, have dedicated their careers to eliminating death on the job in this century.
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