907 Introduction to SEMS II

Job Safety Analysis (JSA)

They are also used to determine the appropriate hazard control measures needed to reduce job risks to personnel. The JSA should include all personnel involved with the job activity.

• You should ensure a JSA is prepared, conducted, and approved for OCS activities that are identified or discussed in the SEMS program.
• You should keep a copy of the most recent JSA at the job site and it should be readily accessible to employees.
• You should ensure that the JSA identifies, analyzes, and records:
• the steps involved in performing a specific job
• the existing or potential safety, health, and environmental hazards associated with each step
• the recommended action(s) and/ or procedure(s) that will eliminate or reduce these hazards, the risk of a workplace injury or illness, or environmental impacts

The immediate supervisor of the crew performing the job onsite should conduct the JSA, sign the JSA, and ensure that all personnel participating in the job understand and sign the JSA.

The individual designated as being in charge of the facility should approve and sign all JSAs before personnel start the job.

If a particular job is conducted on a recurring basis, and if the parameters of these recurring jobs do not change, then the person in charge of the job may decide that a JSA for each individual job is not required. The parameters you should consider in making this determination include, but are not limited to, changes in personnel, procedures, equipment, and environmental conditions associated with the job.

• You should make sure all personnel, which includes contractors, should be trained in accordance with the requirements of 250.1915.
• You should also verify (in writing) that contractors are trained in accordance with 250.1915 prior to performing a job.

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