How To Recognize A Safety Hazard
The OSHA Act, created by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, has a general duty clause which requires employers to furnish a place of employment free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees. A hazard is any existing or potential danger or risk. Workplaces should be reviewed periodically by experienced industrial hygienists and safety professionals to determine, analyze, and correct safety hazards, and everyone should be aware of and report safety hazards when they see them. One way to recognize safety hazards is to conduct job safety analyses.
Instructions
1.Select the job to be analyzed, a job reviewer, and an employee to observe performing the job. This may be done with input from managers and human resources.
2.Examine previous accident records and conduct employee safety surveys to help recognize safety hazards.
3.Examine the work space or work area where the job is performed for conditions that could cause injury and incorporate that into the observations for the job safety analysis.
4.In the first column of a job safety analysis form, list each task or step in the sequence performed it is performed to complete the job.
5.Observe an experienced employee perform the job step-by-step. On the job safety analysis form in the second column, next to each task, write down all potential hazards associated with each task.
6.On the job safety analysis form, in column three, for precautions and resources, next to the potential hazards, write down everything needed to perform each step safely--such as tools, protective equipment, and any other resources, plus the correct procedures to follow during each step, and any controls that will reduce the risks of the safety hazards and prevent harm.
7.Review the job safety analysis with groups of employees and others involved in safety to discuss the job, the hazards, and the precautions and resources identified. Get input and ideas about hazards involved and how to reduce or eliminate them.
Instructions
1.Select the job to be analyzed, a job reviewer, and an employee to observe performing the job. This may be done with input from managers and human resources.
2.Examine previous accident records and conduct employee safety surveys to help recognize safety hazards.
3.Examine the work space or work area where the job is performed for conditions that could cause injury and incorporate that into the observations for the job safety analysis.
4.In the first column of a job safety analysis form, list each task or step in the sequence performed it is performed to complete the job.
5.Observe an experienced employee perform the job step-by-step. On the job safety analysis form in the second column, next to each task, write down all potential hazards associated with each task.
6.On the job safety analysis form, in column three, for precautions and resources, next to the potential hazards, write down everything needed to perform each step safely--such as tools, protective equipment, and any other resources, plus the correct procedures to follow during each step, and any controls that will reduce the risks of the safety hazards and prevent harm.
7.Review the job safety analysis with groups of employees and others involved in safety to discuss the job, the hazards, and the precautions and resources identified. Get input and ideas about hazards involved and how to reduce or eliminate them.
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References
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