Structural Steel JSA

JSA, JHA, THA, JSEA or a SWMS?

What’s the difference?

A Job Safety Analysis (JSA) also known as a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), or Task Hazard Analysis (THA), Job Safety and Environemtal Analysis (JSEA) or a Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS) in essence are all the same thing.

They all have 3 main elements:

  1. Job Step (What are you going to do)
  2. Potential Hazard (What can go wrong or cause harm)
  3. Control measure (What are you going to do to make sure it doesn’t go wrong or cause harm)

A JSEA also considers the environmental hazards/ impacts and controls. 

No matter what you call it, The JSEAsy safety Management Software creates a report with the terminology of your choosing.

The main objective of a Job Safety Analysis (JSA) is to identify potential hazards before they lead to harm, ensuring that tasks are completed safely.  
When you set your JSEAsy defaults, the wording on the buttons and on the reports will automatically update to match the default selection.

Set your defaults in the JSEAsy Environmental, Health and Safety Software

A Simplified report or a Full Hybrid report

Set your JSEAsy defaults and the wording on the buttons and on the reports will automatically update to match the default selection for JSA, SWMS, JHA, THA …

People often ask, “Can I have a Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) for Structural Steel Work?” “A document that covers everything?”  The answer is not really. Well, you could create a document that covers most areas of Structural Steel work, but it would be hundreds of pages long and would contain more items that did not apply to your project, than items that did. 

A Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) needs to document step by step how you are going to do a particular job. Not all jobs are the same! Are you going to install a lintel for a garage door opening or a multi-story structural steel construction?

On one job you may landing members using a crane. On the next job you may simply be lifting them into position by hand or using a genie lift.

Are you going to site weld columns to cast in plates, or install chemical anchors?

How are you going to access your work area? From a step ladder or a platform ladder? From a scissor lift or a boom lift? From a mobile scaffold, or working off a modular steel scaffold?

The steps in undertaking each of these tasks are very different. Not only are the steps different, but the potential hazards and the hazard control measures are very different as well.
Adhering to safety protocols during structural steel erection prevents accidents and ensures worker well-being.

Danger Zone: Unveiling the Hazards Lurking in Erecting Structural Steel

When operating a boom type EWP, wear safety harnesses complying with AS1891.Ensure that the harness is correctly fitted and attached to the anchor point.
Before site welding Risk assess and clear the surrounding area for combustible hazards in a 10-metre radius including beneath the hot works.
When lifting members into position, Hoist load slowly to ensure even balance is maintained and load is correctly secured by slings/chains (avoid shock loading)

Structural Steel work involves high-risk tasks related to constructing, repairing, and maintaining steel structures.

Falls:

  • Working at elevated levels poses a significant danger.
  • Weather Conditions: Wind, rain, or slippery surfaces.
  • Trip Hazards

Electrical Hazards:

  • Working near live electrical wires or installations.
  • Using electric leads and power tools

Structural Collapse:

  • Incorrect assembly, unbraced, or unstable loads can lead to structure collapse.

Crush Injuries:

  • Uncontrolled Structural Movement
  • Crush between powered mobile plant and a fixed structure.
  • Crush between structural members.
  • Falling Objects

Extreme Temperatures:

  • Structural work exposes workers to heat and sunlight.
  • Heat stress, sunburn, and dehydration.

Manual Tasks and Heavy Lifting:

  • Carrying structural members and equipment can result in muscle strain – musculoskeletal disorders.
  • Back injury
  • Repetitive strain Injury (RSI)

Hazardous Substances:

  • Materials (such as paint, adhesives, or coatings) may contain harmful chemicals.
  • Cementous based products like grouts.
  • Chemical injection adhesives

Fire and Explosion:

  • Welding and grinding near flammable materials.

A SWMS provides a clear, step-by-step guide on how to perform a task safely.

It ensures that everyone involved understands the necessary steps, reducing the likelihood of accidents due to confusion or misunderstanding.
 
The JSEAsy Safety Management Software builds your site-specific SWMS for your structural job by adding templates of the steps you are going to take, in the order in which you are going to take them.
 

Watch a detailed demonstration video on how to create a new site-specific SWMS using existing templates.

Making SWMS has never been easier, just pick your job steps and the JSEAsy safety management software does all the hard work for you.

Set up exclusion zones as required to protect from falling objects when installing structural steel.
This is an extract of an example Full SWMS Report generated from the JSEAsy EHS Software.

JSEA/ SWMS Example

Below is an example of templates you may insert into your site-specific SWMS for a typical structural project:

 

  1. Site Orientation/ Induction
  2. Claim work area
  3. Acceptance of delivery to site for materials via Crane Truck
  4. Inspection and use of Generator
  5. Installation of Hold Down bolts into existing Concrete
  6. Safety Check and Use of Scissor Lift
  7. Safety Check and Use of Boom Lift
  8. Welding cleats to existing structure with a portable electric welder
  9. Crane Set Up
  10. Land Column into position with Crane
  11. Tension nuts using a battery powered rattle gun
  12. Land Member into position using crane
  13. Install connection bolts and tension nuts using a battery powered rattle gun
  14. Installation of Steel Bracing Members – Using an EWP
  15. Installation of Roof Purlins – Using a Crane
  16. Grout Columns
  17. Cleaning up work area
  18. Monitoring and review of SWMS
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Automating the process

When you insert a template using the JSEAsy EHS Software, it automatically brings with it:

  1. The main process step
  2. The sub process steps associated in undertaking the task
    1. The potential hazards associated with undertaking the task (you can also delete or add any of these with a simple click)
    2. The Risk Rating for undertaking the task (You can also change this if you want to)
    3. The Hazard Control measure (you can also delete or add any of these with a simple click)
    4. The revised risk rating after applying the control (You can also change this if you want to)
    5. Any required PPE (you can also delete or add any of these with a simple click)
    6. Any applicable licences or qualifications required (you can also delete or add any of these with a simple click)
    7. Any preoperational inspections required (you can also delete or add any of these with a simple click)
    8. Any applicable legislation or codes of practice (you can also delete or add any of these with a simple click)
There are over 1000 SWMS templated for multiple industries included in the JSEAsy EHS Software.

Creating Site-Specific SWMS Reports with JSEAsy Safety Management Software

Creating a site-specific SWMS is easy using JSEAsy . Once created, you can print/ save a pdf of either a full or simplified SWMS report. 

Download an example of a full SWMS report generated from the JSEAsy EHS Software.

Download an example of a simplified SWMS report generated from the JSEAsy EHS Software.

The JSEAsy software comes preloaded with hundreds of templates (job steps) to build your site-specific SWMS with.

Safe Operating Procedures (SOP) and Plant and Equipment Risk Assessments (PERA) are also included in all versions.

The JSEAsy Premium EHS Software is your total WHS management system.

The JSEAsy safety management software is available for download and install on a PC, or hosted in the cloud

A structural steel staircase offers durable and robust access between different levels of a building.
Structural steel bolted connections provide strength and stability to building frames and other steel structures.

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Process: Click the Links below to learn more about JSEAsy Safety Management Software and the process.

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When you buy or Rent JSEAsy you have access to all of the latest version SWMS templates, for all trades and industries.

Download the JSEAsy latest version SWMS template register.

This is a register sorted by industry type and industry specific of all of the SWMS templates included in the latest version of the JSEAsy Safety Management Software.

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When you buy or rent the JSEAsy Safety Management Software, not only to get all of the templates specifically for structural steel work but you also get all of the templates for all of the other industries and trades as well. Riggers don’t just put bolts in holes!

You will also benefit from many of the Metalwork, Civil, Roofing, and other building trades templates.

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Thousands of SWMS templates included in the JSEAsy SWMS software.

A list of all the templates included in all versions of the JSEAsy EHS software is shown below.

  • You can search by scrolling through the list of all templates.
  • You can apply filters to the list by selecting an Industry Type
  • You can further refine the list by selecting and industry type and an industry specific.
  • You can do key word searches for templates.  If you can’t find what you are looking for try:
    • Shortening the search term. For example, searching for “deliv” would show deliver and deliveries, but if you searched for deliveries, it would exclude deliver.
    • Look for a synonyms/ alternate word for what you are looking for. E.g. tube or pipe

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