Develop a hazard identification and control process

Assessment-

Part A-

Job Safety Analysis (JSA) simply means looking at the work task and considering what is the safest way to complete it. It is a way of becoming aware of the hazards involved in doing the job and taking action to prevent an injury.

The JSA process is suitable for different trades do different tasks, and need not require enormous amounts of time or use endless pieces of paper

Using the Job Safety Analysis developed by VWA, you are to undertake a detailed hazard and risk assessment of a designated area or process within a building and construction workplace or college (where appropriate).

Be sure to:

• Document the activity: Assemble those involved in the activity and then, using the JSA worksheet, write down the tasks that make up the activity, step by step.
• Identify the hazards: Next to each task, identify what part of the task may cause injury to those doing the work or to anyone else nearby. Don’t forget to consider the work environment in terms of structure and for potential hazards
• Document the control measures: For each identified hazard, list the measures that need to be put in place to eliminate or minimise any likely risk of injury to those involved. Your measures should include a range of options. Don’t forget to prioritise your control list for implementation and consider any risk reduction as a result of the controls suggested
• Identify any potential factors that could impact the control: Provide a variety of controls, prioritised in order of least risk
• Identify who is responsible: Document the name of the person responsible for implementing the control measure.
• Implement the control measures where practicable.

You must communicate with appropriate personnel whilst undertaking this task, including gaining input on suitable control measures for each risk identified

Remember-

• The JSA provides a written record of the process to be used to proceed on a task. As it is a record that can be used in court, it should be signed off by the parties who have responsibility for the tasks.
• The JSA is only a written record. Management processes must be in place to ensure workers have the skills to complete the job and that there is a required level of supervision to ensure the tasks are completed as documented.
• The JSA should be completed by all employees involved in the activity, not just the principal contractor or supervisor.

Part B-

You are to develop a hazard identification and control process that includes (as a minimum)

• policies in relation to hazard identification and control
• procedures for staff to follow in terms of hazard identification and controls
• a risk register specific to OHS risks within a building and construction site
• a detailed continuous improvement / ongoing risk management process including action plans for risks identified

Once developed, you are to input the hazards and risks identified in Part A into your risk register, along with details on the Risk rating, consequence, control and priority.