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706 Conducting a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
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Take a Team Approach

To further improve the quality of your JHA program, you may want to establish a formal JHA Team.

Two workers checking the JHA Job Hazard analysis steps
Taking a team approach when it comes to your JHA can be beneficial.

The JHA Team membership might consist of:

  • the first line supervisor, or designee, of the affected area as Team Leader
  • non-exempt employees experienced in the job that the JHA will be conducted on. If this is a new type of task experienced employees will probably not be available.
  • additional subject matter expert resources as needed to evaluate the task, including, but not limited to the area safety engineer, industrial hygienist, safety manager, fire protection, emergency preparedness coordinator, or safety observer, etc.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

6-4. When establishing a formal JHA team, who should you consider designating as the team leader?