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Free Job Safety Analysis (JSA) Template
A job safety analysis (JSA / JHA) template that breaks a task into steps, identifies the hazard at each step, and assigns a control: the standard way to make a routine fleet or shop job demonstrably safer. Use it alongside our fleet calculators to size the costs this template tracks, or browse fleet management software when you are ready to automate the workflow. See all downloads in the template library, and check the fleet glossary for any unfamiliar terms.
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- A job/task header with the people and PPE involved
- A step → hazard → control structure for each task step
- Prompts for the hierarchy of controls (eliminate, engineer, administrative, PPE)
- Review and approval sign-off fields
- Editable CSV. Yours to keep
- Print or save as PDF
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How to use it
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Pick a specific job and list the people, equipment, and PPE involved.
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Break the job into its sequential basic steps, not too coarse, not too granular.
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For each step, identify what could go wrong (the hazard) and who or what is exposed.
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Assign a control to each hazard, working down the hierarchy of controls before defaulting to PPE.
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Have a supervisor review and approve it, then use it to train and re-assess when the job changes.
What's inside
- A job/task header with the people and PPE involved
- A step → hazard → control structure for each task step
- Prompts for the hierarchy of controls (eliminate, engineer, administrative, PPE)
- Review and approval sign-off fields
- An editable format you can build a JSA library from
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Job Safety Analysis (JSA) Template
Job Information
- Job / task title
- Department / location
- Date prepared
- Personnel involved
- Required PPE for this job
- Tools / equipment used
Step-by-Step Analysis
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Review & Approval
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Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions buyers usually ask once the category, software, or rollout details start getting more specific.
A job safety analysis (also called a job hazard analysis, JHA) is a procedure that breaks a job into steps, identifies the hazards in each step, and determines controls to reduce or eliminate them. OSHA promotes it as a core hazard-control tool: review the current OSHA guidance.
From most to least effective: eliminate the hazard, substitute a safer alternative, engineer it out (guards, ventilation), use administrative controls (procedures, training), and finally PPE. A good JSA reaches for the higher levels before relying on PPE.
Prioritize jobs with a history of incidents or near-misses, jobs with the potential for severe injury, new or changed tasks, and complex non-routine work. Over time you build a JSA library covering your routine high-risk jobs.
A JSA is a written analysis of one job's hazards and controls; a toolbox talk is a short crew briefing. They work together: a JSA often becomes the basis for the toolbox talk that trains the crew on that job.