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Q1. What is the best approach when developing a JHA?
In order to develop a JHA, a number of elements have to be present. These include developing a list of jobs at a facility, a list of hazardous jobs, integrating employees in the development process, reviewing loss-producing and injurious events, conducting a preliminary task review. Additionally, the best approach entails involvement of a JHA team to facilitate the development process. It requires a plan and assessment of tools and reviews by the JHA before implementation takes place.
Q2. Why is it important to educate management on JHAs?
Managers are leaders in an organization and should be integrated in the development process of a JHA. There is, therefore, great significance in educating them on JHAs in order for them to offer full support and commitment during the process of development. When management understand what the JHAs are all about, they will educate the rest of organizational members especially employees. Consequently, the process will be carried on effectively.
Q3: Why is a JHA important?
A JHA is important due to the roles that it plays. For instance, it assists in the detection of potential and existing hazards, as well as, the consequences of exposure. Additionally, it helps in the assessment and development of certain training requirements. It assists the supervision in understanding what personnel should know and how they should perform their roles in organizations. A JHA also helps in recognizing changes in equipment or procedures, which may have occurred. It helps in defining certain at-risk occurrences that might be happening. A JHA assists in outlining preventive measures required to control or modify related at-risk events.
Q4: What are the benefits of developing JHAs?
There exist numerous benefits of JHAs. JHA eliminate hazards that cause injury. Additionally, they provide instructions on how to perform roles within each stage for use in job training or orientation. They allow for refresher instructions on periodic jobs. JHAs ensure that personnel, teams and supervisors understand better how the entire job is performed. They also ensure that quality, job methods, and efficiency and effectiveness are enhanced. This in turn, leads to a reduction in the operation costs. JHAs guarantee that personnel are kept closely engaged in safety.
Q5: What are the major drawbacks of a JHA?
There are certain disadvantages associated with a JHA. The process of effective documenting and implementing takes a lot of time and effort. Additionally, the analysis takes considerable attention and time. This necessitates direct management support and commitment. There should be sufficient tools, equipment, materials and individuals for effective evaluation and observation in order for the entire process to be effective.
Q6: Why is it important to get employees involved in the process?
It is vital to get employees involved in a JHA process because the participation of employees’ participation is one of the key elements in any successful system of safety management. Personnel become highly receptive to changes when they are given the opportunity to assist in the decision to develop any change. Therefore, involving employees in the process of decision making helps the developer of a JHA to better comprehend the job. Employees’ involvement in the development process ensures that they are in a better position to comprehend the concepts involved and why it is essential to develop the JHA. This in turn, may lead to improved task and safety performance.
Q7: Why is it important to select a JHA team?
It is essential to select a team in the development and administration of a JHA because the process requires much time and effort. Minimizing the effort requires the selection of a cross-functional team to help in the development process. The processes involved include risk assessment, identification of events at-risk, and defining the steps and tasks. The selected team can facilitate an efficient process and ensure that a number of opinions and perspectives are taken into consideration. The supervision should be a part of the JHA team. The leader of the team should possess leadership skills.
Q8: What is the role of the JHA team?
The JHA team plays various roles such as giving advice and output to the JHA developer. Additionally, the team is responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of a JHA during investigations, site reviews, and employee discussions. The team also periodically evaluates all development of JHA to ensure that they use the current operational process. It reviews the JHAs especially when operational circumstances change. The team ensures a follow-up to ensure that new hazards do not occur. The team works with employees in order to comprehend what is expected of them and establish if they are satisfied with the new processes.
Q9: What are the possible causes of injuries for new employees?
New employees are exposed to a number of injuries. The causes of injuries include defective equipment, hazardous materials or tools, repetitive motion, insufficient safety guidelines, inadequate training, reckless co-worker conduct, and personal factors, which may make an employee express negative attitudes towards other employees.
Q10: Why is it important to define the JHA?
It is essential to define the JHA in organizations. A higher proportion of employees do not view the JHA as a process rather they think of it as a form to be completed. Lack of or poor defining of a JHA, it is considered as a meaningless program only established to fulfill some requirements. Clear definition of a JHA includes defining a job, task, hazard, risk, analysis, at-risk events, residual risk, and consequences of exposure. Defining the JHA ensures that there is clarity on what the JHA is all about for everyone in the organization.
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