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Hazard Identification and Control



Chapter 1: Hazard Control

Chapter 2: The Inspection Process

Chapter 3: The Steps of a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)




Table of Contents


Hazard Control

  • The Foundation for Health and Safety
  • What is a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)?
  • The Benefits of a JHA
  • Analyze Which Jobs?
  • Worker-Equipment-Environment Interface
  • Workers
  • Equipment (Materials)
  • Environments


The Inspection Process

  • Step 1: Why Inspections are Important
    • Formal Inspections
    • Good Inspectors are Made not Born?
  • Step 2 - Prepare a Critical Hazard Inventory & Evaluate Risks
    • Risk Evaluation
    • Risk Level Estimator Chart
    • Preparing Inspection Checklists & Standards
  • Step 3: Conducting the Inspection
    • Organize the Inspection
    • Review Documents
    • Inspect Systematically
    • Supervisors
    • Workers
    • Recording Information
    • Developing and Communicating Recommendations


The Steps of a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)

  • Step 1: Complete a Job/Task Inventory
  • Step 2: Break Each Job/Task into its Steps
  • Step 3: Identify Health and Safety Hazards
    • A Broad and Balanced Approach
    • Identify the Hazards
    • Recording your Findings
    • Recording Witness Information
    • Information Sources
    • Safety Hazards
    • Health Hazards
    • Health Hazard Sources
  • Step 4: Evaluate Risks and Rank the Hazards
    • RAC’s or RAM’s
  • Step 5: Develop Controls
    • Control Mechanisms
    • Controls at the Source
    • Controls along the Path
    • Controls at the Worker Level
    • Procedures & Practices
  • Step 6: Efficiency Check
    • Productivity & Quality Issues
    • Improvement Opportunities
  • Step 7 - Monitor and Evaluate

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