Secure Job Analysis - SJA - What is it?
Conducting a SJA (Safe Job Analysis) is an important process to ensure both worker safety and reduce the risk of damage to the environment and economic assets. SJA is a systematic assessment that identifies potential hazards before work begins, and helps plan necessary measures to prevent accidents and injuries.
This process is not only good practice, but also a requirement in several relevant regulations. Among other things, it is a requirement in the Working Environment Act , which is intended to ensure a safe and health-promoting working environment for all employees. The act requires employers to carry out necessary risk assessments and to ensure that work is carried out in a responsible manner. In addition, the Internal Control Regulations cover the requirements that businesses must have a system to ensure health, safety and the environment (HSE). Through the SJA, businesses can meet parts of these requirements by ensuring that there is a systematic and documented assessment of risk before work tasks are performed.
The Building Owners' Regulations also set requirements for safety on building and construction sites. These regulations require the building owner to ensure that the necessary HSE measures are in place and that hazards are identified and managed before work begins. The SJA is an important tool for ensuring that these requirements are met.
When should SJA be carried out?
A Safe Job Analysis (SJA) should be conducted when conditions arise during a work operation that are not anticipated in the existing SHA plan , other plans or procedures. This may include new, unforeseen situations that require an assessment of risk before work can continue.
When is SJA important?
In many cases, it will be the workers themselves who see the need for an SJA before they start a work task. In myproject, they can easily complete an SJA on mobile devices or tablets, directly where the work is to be performed.
SJA is particularly important in the following situations:
Deviations from procedures and plans : When the work operation deviates from what is described in procedures and plans, such as the SHA plan .
New and unfamiliar work operation : When the task is new and unfamiliar to those who will perform it.
Unknown collaborators : When workers have not worked together before and therefore do not know each other's working methods.
Use of unfamiliar equipment : When equipment is used that the workers have no experience with.
Changed conditions : When conditions have changed, such as changing weather conditions, time constraints, changed order of tasks, or interaction with other activities.
Previous accidents or incidents : When there have been accidents or adverse events during similar activities.
Implementing an SJA in such situations is crucial to reducing the risk of accidents and ensuring a safe working environment.
Who should participate in SJA?
To ensure a thorough assessment of the risks, it is important that everyone who will be involved in the work operation also participates in the Safe Job Analysis (SJA) . The SJA should therefore be carried out just before the work operation starts, so that everyone has the opportunity to contribute.
The leader of the SJA should have the necessary expertise and experience in conducting an SJA. In addition, at least two of the participants should be well-versed in the tasks to be performed, as their knowledge of the work will be important in identifying potential hazards.
All participants can contribute their unique knowledge and experience, which is crucial for discovering risk factors and finding practical solutions to reduce hazards during the execution of the tasks.
Overall, SJA is an essential method for creating safe working conditions, minimizing accidents and injuries, and safeguarding both health, the environment, and economic interests in accordance with applicable legislation.