Job Safety Analysis and Safe Work Method Statement Template
v2.0
Purpose. The template crews use to break an installation or glazing task into steps, identify the hazards of each step and record the controls, before starting work on a customer or builder site.
1.When a job safety analysis is required
A job safety analysis must be completed for every installation and glazing job before work starts on site, and for any factory task that is new, non-routine or involves work at height, hot work, confined space or a substance not covered by an existing procedure. Builders will usually also require a safe work method statement for high risk construction work such as work above two metres.
2.Breaking the job into steps
List the steps in the order they will happen, from unloading the truck to cleaning up. Keep each step to a single activity, for example carrying a shower screen panel up the stairs, or drilling into a tiled wall. A job of ten to fifteen steps is typical.
3.Identifying hazards
For each step, ask what could hurt someone or damage property. Think about manual handling, cuts, falls, electricity in walls, silica dust from drilling tiles or stone, dust and noise, traffic, other trades, and the public. Use the site induction and the builder's site rules to identify hazards specific to that site.
- Manual handling and awkward loads
- Cuts from glass, blades and sharp edges
- Falls from ladders, stairs and platforms
- Hidden services in walls and floors
- Dust, including silica from tiles and stone
- Noise and vibration from power tools
- Other trades and the public
4.Selecting controls
Choose controls using the hierarchy of controls, starting with eliminating the hazard, then substitution, isolation, engineering controls, administrative controls and finally personal protective equipment. Record who is responsible for each control. Rate the risk before and after controls using the risk matrix in the WHS policy.
5.Sign-on and review
Every crew member must read the completed analysis and sign on before starting. The crew leader reviews the analysis if conditions change during the job and records the change. Completed forms are returned to the Installation Coordinator and filed against the job order.