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What is a job hazard analysis (JHA) ?
The JHA is an analysis and improvement process that can literally transform workplace
safety. The JHA is a structured process that can discover the causes for the vast majority
of workplace injuries and
illnesses.
Is the employer required to conduct a job hazard analysis?
Most OR-OSHA standards do not specifically require the employer to conduct a JHA.
However, the employer is required to take the necessary steps to furnish employment
(jobs, tasks, procedures) that is safe and healthful. The JHA helps fulfill this requirement.
Employers applying for OR-OSHA's Safety and Health Achievement Recognition
Program (SHARP) and the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) usually conduct JHA's.
ORS 654.010
Employers to furnish safe place of employment.
Every employer shall…
• furnish employment and a place of employment which are safe and healthful for employees
therein, and…
• shall do every other thing reasonably necessary to protect the life, safety and health of such
employees.
Why is a job hazard analysis important?
Workers are injured and killed at the workplace every day in the United States. Safety and
health can add value to your business, your job, and your life. One of the best ways to
ensure safe work procedures is to conduct a JHA.
What is a “job”?
It's important to understand that a “job” in this procedure does not refer to the employee's
job title or occupation such as forklift operator or roofer. Actually, we’re analyzing a
"task" that is composed of a series of steps. A typical job includes a number of tasks. For
instance, a forklift operator not only operates the forklift, but may inspect, perform
maintenance, change tires, load and unload materials, change batteries, etc. One or more
of those tasks may be hazardous and in need of a JHA.
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