Solar System Installation JSA

JSA, JHA, THA, JSEA or a JHA?

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 (JHA) 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 configure your JSEAsy defaults, the text on the buttons and in the reports will automatically adjust to reflect your chosen settings

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, JHA, JHA, THA …

People often ask, “Can I have a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) for installing solar energy systems?” “A document that covers everything?”  The answer is not really. Well, you could create a document that covers most areas of the solar and electrical 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 Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) 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 solar panels to a domestic pitched roofed residence or a flat roof multi story building?

Are you going to pass up your support framework and panels by hand, or load them into a scissor lift and transfer to the roof? Maybe you will use a crane to lift up all of your materials.

Are you going to access the roof via a ladder or a scaffold, or maybe from a scissor lift or a boom lift? Perhaps the solar panels are being installed onto framework on the ground.

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.
Ensure constant positive communication with co-workers when passing up solar panels and accessories.

When installing solar systems, it’s crucial to priorities safety.

Use correct manual handling procedures when lifting solar panels to avoid Muscle strain - musculoskeletal disorders.
Installing Solar panels with the risk of falling more than 2 meters is high-risk construction work.

Solar system installers encounter various safety hazards while performing their work.

Fall from Heights

• Unprotected Edges: Roof edges without guardrails or fall protection.
• Fragile Surfaces: Skylights, holes, or vents that can give way under weight.
• Weather Conditions: Wind, rain, or slippery surfaces.
• Trip Hazards: Roof components, protrusions, or uneven surfaces.
• Steep Pitched Roofs: Risk of overbalancing or losing grip.

Electrical Hazards:

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

Extreme Temperatures:

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

Manual Tasks and Heavy Lifting:

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

A JHA 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 JHA for your solar installation 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 JHA using existing templates.

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

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This is a sample Full JHA Report produced by the JSEAsy EHS Software
The hierarchy of controls prioritizes eliminating hazards, then using substitutions, engineering controls, administrative actions, and finally personal protective equipment.
A Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) identifies and mitigates risks, ensuring worker safety by systematically evaluating job tasks for potential hazards.
JSEAsy is an all-inclusive EHS (Environmental, Health, and Safety) software aimed at simplifying risk assessments and job hazard analyses
This is an extract of an example Full JHA Report generated from the JSEAsy EHS Software.

JSEA/ JHA Example

Below is an example of templates you may insert into your site-specific JHA for Installation of Solar System to a domestic dwelling.

  1. Site Orientation/ Induction of domestic residence
  2. Claim work area
  3. Access ceiling space via Ladder
  4. Run Cables through existing ceiling space
  5. Access To Roof Top via Ladder
  6. Installation of Anchor points to existing roof
  7. Passing up System components and accessories from the ground
  8. Install Mounting brackets and rails to roof
  9. Install isolator
  10. Install Inverter
  11. Install solar panels onto the mounting frame
  12. Connect new cables into existing switchboard
  13. Test the electrical installation
  14. Cleaning up work area
  15. Fill out and issue Electrical Certificate of Compliance
  16. Monitoring and review of JHA
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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 licenses 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)
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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

There are over 1000 JHA templated for multiple industries included in the JSEAsy Software.
If the solar panels are of a considerable length or weight, then ensure a 2 (or more) person lift and carry.

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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 JHA templates, for all trades and industries.

Download the JSEAsy latest version JHA template register.

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

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When you buy or rent the JSEAsy Safety Software, not only to get all of the templates specifically for Solar System Installation work but you also get all of the templates for all of the other industries and trades as well. 

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There are over 1000 JHA templated included in the JSEAsy Safety Management Software for a multitude of industries.

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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