JSA

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WCSafety Systems, Inc.

A Job Safety Analysis (JSA) is one of the best planning tools ever conceived.

The mechanics of a traditional JSA are fairly straightforward. The task at hand is divided into manageable steps, hazards are identified for each step, then corrective action is determined to eliminate or mitigate the hazards.

Text Box: Identifying potential hazards is the single most difficult part of the JSA. By simply thinking about what hazards may exist (random approach), we may or may not identify all hazards in that step. If we don't identify all of the hazards, we are opening the possibility of getting someone hurt.

The S.O.S System© is a more targeted systematic approach which enables us to identify and mitigate a greater number of hazards. The system is used as a guide for employees to search for hazards by categories.

The S.O.S. System© is easy to use. Once a step to the job is identified, workers start at the top of the Hazards column and search for hazards in each of the categories of the system.