Job hazard analysis

A JHA (OSHA 3071) breaks a job into steps, identifies the hazards at each step, and specifies a control — preferring the higher levels of the hierarchy of controls. Approving a JHA sets an annual review date, and overdue reviews are escalated automatically.

Create a JHA

1. Go to JHA and fill the top row: pick the site, enter the job title, department, and analyst, then click New JHA.
2. Each JHA appears as a card showing its status and any uncontrolled-hazard count.

Add steps and hazards

1. On the card, add a step with its description (steps are numbered in sequence).
2. Under a step, add a hazard: description, type, the control measure, the control level (from the hierarchy of controls), and tick controlled if the control is in place.
3. Uncontrolled hazards are highlighted amber so nothing slips through, and each shows a CAPA button to drive the control into place — the CAPA links back to the hazard.

Approve — and keep the annual cycle

1. Click Approve. The card then shows the review date, one year from approval.
2. When the review comes around, click Re-review — this puts the JHA back under review so you can update steps, hazards and controls.
3. Approve it again when done; re-approving resets the annual clock.

What happens automatically

• Annual review escalation: a JHA whose review date has passed is escalated to the safety queue by the daily sweep, naming the job and the missed date — the fix for "the number was right and nobody was told".
• Compliance calendar: JHA review due dates appear on the compliance calendar and its .ics feed.
• Dashboard: tiles count your JHAs and total uncontrolled hazards across them.
• Starter library: the onboarding starter content can seed a library of common JSAs (job titles with pre-built steps, hazards and controls) that you adapt rather than starting blank — existing job titles are never overwritten.

Tip: reach for elimination, substitution, or engineering controls before relying on administrative controls or PPE.

Related: Risk assessments · Observations · Training

Related

• Risk assessments — Rate residual hazards on the 5x5 matrix
• CAPA (corrective & preventive actions) — Uncontrolled hazards raise corrective actions
• Permits to work — Authorize higher-risk steps identified in the JHA
• Observations (BBS) — Field hazards and at-risk behaviors feed the analysis