Job Safety Analysis

A great idea on how to stop procrastination!

February 22, 2012 Human Performance

Via Scoop.it – Organizational Culture and SafetyI’m always looking for new ideas to help me reach goals. This one from LifeHacker is simple yet seems to move from lists to action. James Roughton is using a similar process effectively as can be shown by his development and posting of a wide array …

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JHA for the iPhone

February 20, 2012 Job Safety Analysis

Do you have an [[[iPhone or iPad]]]?  Technology now allows the safety professional to more rapidly gather and use job, risk and hazard information.  As example, take a look at this site from our friends in [[[Australia]]].   Here’s a link for a free app: If you are registered for our site, sign in and get [...]

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Culture Eats Strategy For Lunch | Fast Company

February 8, 2012 Job Safety Analysis

  If the “culture” is not healthy and vibrant, can we expect the OHS process to be healthy and vibrant? The “blend of human psychology, attitudes, actions, and beliefs”, as Shawn Parr discusses, puts down the foundation for all areas of an organization (Including OHS and the JHA process) – excellent read! Via Scoop.it – [...]

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Newsroom – NAOSH ’12 – Home

February 2, 2012 Job Safety Analysis

Via Scoop.it – Organizational Culture and Safety From ASSE – NAOSH 2012 May 6-12.  (North American Occupational Safety and Health Week) –Note the children’s safety poster contest.   One way to make these a personal communication direct to the working parent(s).  Instead of generic posters, these add an interesting approach that may draw attention to a [...]

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Brain Rules: Brain Rules for Meetings

January 31, 2012 Human Performance

Brain Rules is another must read book.  How the brain works appears to be a light-year away from job hazard analysis.   Yet without an understanding of how we think, we will continue to make mistakes, hold poor meetings and wonder why our efforts are not well received  Do an assessment of your last meeting.  If [...]

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connections › Why management innovation is important for economic growth?

January 9, 2012 Job Safety Analysis

Via Scoop.it – Organizational Culture and Safety This article parallels a discussion a number of us have had regards safety management.  It was in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 8, 2012.     The questions is how to continue maintaining  a safety process in the midst of global changes about how corporations must operate in the [...]

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Effective Planning Is About What to Leave Out

December 21, 2011 Job Safety Analysis

Via Scoop.it – Job Hazard Analysis – Improving the workplace Today my staff and I are taking the entire day to create a strategic plan for the coming year. The process, and its ongoing nature, is something I call Commitment Planning.Via www.ducttapemarketing.com

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The Official ASTD Blog | Game Over for Dull Training

December 15, 2011 Job Safety Analysis

Via Scoop.it – Job Hazard Analysis – Improving the workplaceGaming is a major industry.   How can we increase its use in safety training?Via www1.astd.org

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ASSE Virtual Classroom Resources | Resources…

December 13, 2011 Job Safety Analysis

Via Scoop.it – Job Hazard Analysis – Improving the workplace ASSE’s Vitural Classroom offering free podcasts from its live webinars that may be of interest. Via assevirtualclassroom.org

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Job Hazard Analysis – Unsafe Acts versus Human Error

November 16, 2011 Job Safety Analysis
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In our review of human performance improvement concepts, we identified areas we believe are issues or conflicts that develop when the term “unsafe acts” is used as part of a safety program and in the investigation of accidents or loss producing incidents. It may be only a matter of semantics, but the use of the [...]

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Sidney Dekker on Just Culture

November 12, 2011 Job Safety Analysis
Sidney Dekker on Just Culture

Via Scoop.it – Economics for Safety Human Factors and System Safety, Leading Opinion from Professor Sidney Dekker. Explains Just Culture; why you need it, what it is, and how you get it.Via www.youtube.com

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What should tomorrow’s safety pro be studying today? | 2011-11-09 | ISHN

November 12, 2011 Job Safety Analysis

Via Scoop.it – Economics for Safety The job that safety professional will be doing in 2020 probably doesn’t even exist today. The field of safety has systematically drifted away from policing and enforcement in interesting, exiting and creative ways.Via www.ishn.com

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Job Hazard Analysis: Where’d it come from?

October 13, 2011 Job Hazard Analysis
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Image via Wikipedia The term “Job Hazard Analysis” is one of many terms  used to define the process of breaking a job or task into its various components,  determining the hazards within each step of the job or task and then establishing the methods needed to control the hazards. In the March 2011 issue of [...]

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Defining World Class – A Response Part 1

September 25, 2011 Job Safety Analysis
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Image by johncatral via Flickr Introducing World Class In development of a job hazard analysis process,  part of the initial assessment is the determination the nature of the organizational environment.    Where on a continuum that ranges from “minimal interest in improvement” to “fully engaged in improvement” does the organization lie?  Does the current culture of [...]

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Safety Audit and verify on the iPad or iPhone

August 9, 2011 Job Safety Analysis
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Image via CrunchBase We can now have many core safety program elements fully mobile with our forms and reference materials always at hand. Not only at hand but easily communicated to key personnel.  As smart phones, tablets and other devices continue to evolve and  new apps are developed that can improve our efficiency, the safety [...]

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Honor Our Brave Soldiers

May 30, 2011 Job Safety Analysis

Remember to honor the brave soldiers who have died for our country.  Here are related sites to honor and remember Memorial Day.  Source: The Kim Komanodo Show.

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Job Hazard Analysis

May 27, 2011 Job Safety Analysis

Job Hazard Analysis We have been collaborating as a team on new ideas and concepts that include the use of Job Hazard Analysis by incorporating Human Performance and general improvement of safety and health into to safety systems and safety culture development. For further details review our following book:  James Roughton and Nathan Crutchfield are [...]

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Job Hazard Analysis – Eleven Steps to a Job Hazard Analysis

February 3, 2011 Job Safety Analysis
Job Hazard Analysis - Eleven Steps to A Job Hazard Analysis

Image via Wikipedia As duties and projects shift in priority and if we are not constantly alert to change, we will lose the “feel” of the workplace.  Employee turnover, company mergers, new initiatives, and other technology will bring new individuals to work areas who do not have the same production or service industry experience.  As [...]

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Job Hazard Analysis and Human Performance

January 27, 2011 Human Performance
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The following thoughts are on why the Job Hazard Analysis should consider Human Performance concepts in its process. Let’s talk about the recent insights we’ve gleaned or learned from the concepts of human performance improvement and how we think these need to be considered for use in the JHA process. Benefits of the …

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The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You

December 19, 2010 Job Safety Analysis

The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You ISBN13: 9780785288374Condition: NewNotes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed If you’ve never read The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, you’ve been [...]

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American Society of Safety Engineers

November 6, 2010 Job Safety Analysis
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<- Back Interview by ASSE of Dr Todd Conklin who spoke at the San Antonio Conference this past week: Todd Conklin, Ph.D., is senior advisor, environmental safety, health and quality, at Los Alamos National Laboratory. In this interview, Conklin discusses his views of human error in the workplace and how an understanding of …

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Closing the Gap Between Job Hazard Analysis and Job Safety Analysis

October 25, 2010 Job Hazard Analysis
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We were involved in a recent discussion on which was the appropriate or best title for the job analysis method used by safety professionals for decades.  From the discussion, the use of “Job Hazard Analysis” appears to have been somewhat superseded by the use of “Job Safety Analysis.”  One reason given has been that use [...]

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Job Hazard Analysis versus Job Safety Analysis

September 3, 2010 Job Hazard Analysis
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Job Hazard Analysis versus use of Job Safety Analysis The following is a post to add to a discussion ongoing in the LinkedIn ASSE Group on the definitions of  Job Hazard Analysis and Job Safety Analysis.   The late Shannon England, a consulting ergonomist, and I had a discussion on the topic several years ago and [...]

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