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Job hazard analysis

A US safety management technique that examines each step of a task to identify potential hazards and determine the best way to perform the task safely.

Also known as

JHAJSAjob safety analysis

By jurisdiction

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UK HSE

“job hazard analysis”No equivalent

No equivalent in this jurisdiction.

Jurisdiction note: The nearest GB equivalent is the risk assessment and method statement (RAMS).
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Irish HSA

“job hazard analysis”No equivalent

No equivalent in this jurisdiction.

Jurisdiction note: The nearest Irish equivalent is the risk assessment under section 19 SHWWA 2005 with task-specific method statements.
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US OSHA

“job hazard analysis”JHAClose equivalent

A procedure examining each basic step of a job to identify potential hazards and determine the safest way to perform it. Also referred to as job safety analysis (JSA). OSHA promotes JHA as a best practice.

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Note: Related to but not the same as the UK/Irish method statement. Do not merge.

Practitioner note: JHA / JSA (Job Safety Analysis) is the US standard practice that performs the same function as a task-specific risk assessment in GB and Ireland. The output is equivalent; the terminology and documentation formats differ.

Nearest equivalent in other frameworks

  • →risk-assessment (GB/IE equivalent process — different name, same function)

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