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A Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) is the safety document you fill in before the job starts. OSHA requires employers to find and fix hazards and to train workers on them. A JHA breaks the job into steps, lists the hazards in each step and the controls that protect the crew. General contractors often require one before you start.
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Roofing8 JHAs: replace roof tiles, install metal roof sheets, replace gutters and downspoutsElectrical8 JHAs: electrical panel upgrade, rewire a house, install outletsPlumbing8 JHAs: replace a water heater, drain unblocking and jetting, bathroom rough-in plumbingCarpentry8 JHAs: wall framing, roof truss installation, build a deckConcreting7 JHAs: pour a concrete slab, concrete driveway, footings: dig, rebar and pourPainting7 JHAs: interior painting, exterior house painting, lead paint removalDemolition7 JHAs: internal strip-out, bathroom strip-out, load-bearing wall removalExcavation and earthworks7 JHAs: trenching for services, footing excavation, site cut and levellingScaffolding6 JHAs: scaffold erection, scaffold dismantling, mobile scaffold tower set up and useBricklaying6 JHAs: bricklaying: build a brick wall, blockwork wall, brick repointingDrywall7 JHAs: hang drywall, set, tape and finish drywall, ceiling sheetingTiling6 JHAs: bathroom tiling, floor tiling, wet area waterproofingLandscaping7 JHAs: retaining wall construction, paving installation, tree removal and pruning with a chainsawHVAC7 JHAs: split system ac unit installation, ducted ac unit installation, replace a furnaceGlazing6 JHAs: window installation, broken glass replacement, shower screen installationWelding and fabrication6 JHAs: structural steel erection, on-site welding, workshop steel fabricationSolar6 JHAs: solar panel installation on a pitched roof, commercial flat roof solar installation, solar inverter installationGeneral contracting8 JHAs: site set up and establishment, house extension, bathroom renovation
What goes in a JHA
- Job, location, supervisor and competent person
- Each job step
- The hazards in each step
- Controls using the hierarchy of controls
- Required PPE, training and certifications
- Crew sign-off
Legal basis: OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) and 29 CFR 1926, Safety and Health Regulations for Construction (incl. 1926.20 and 1926.21).
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