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Title: A windows-based job safety analysis program for mine safety management

Abstract

Job Safety Analysis (JSA) is a process used to determine hazards of and safe procedures for each step of a job. With JSA, the most important steps needed to properly perform a job are first identified. Thus, a specific job or work assignment can be separated into a series of relatively simple steps; the hazards associated with each step are then identified. Finally, solutions can be developed to control each hazard. A Windows-based Job Safety Analysis program (WIN-JSA) was developed at Penn State to assist the safety officials at a mine location in creating new JSAs and regularly reviewing the existing JSAs. The program is an integrated collection of four databases that contain information regarding jobs, job steps, hazards associated with each job step, and recommendations for overcoming the hazards, respectively. This Windows-based personal-computer (PC) program allows the user to access these databases to build a new job configuration (essentially, a new JSA), modify an existing JSA, and print hard copies. It is designed to be used by safety and training supervisors who possess little or no previous computer experience. Therefore, the screen views are designed to be self-explanatory, and the print-outs simulate the commonly used JSA format. Overall, themore » PC-based approach of creating and maintaining JSAs provides flexibility, reduces paperwork, and can be successfully integrated into existing JSA programs to increase their effectiveness.« less

Authors:
; ;  [1]
  1. Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
525975
Report Number(s):
CONF-960664-
TRN: 97:003476-0016
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 5. conference on the use of computers in the coal industry, Morgantown, WV (United States), 9-12 Jun 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the 5th conference on the use of computers in the coal industry; Thompson, S.D.; Grayson, R.L.; Wang, Y.J. [eds.]; PB: 234 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; 99 MATHEMATICS, COMPUTERS, INFORMATION SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT, LAW, MISCELLANEOUS; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; J CODES; COAL MINING; ACCIDENTS; INJURIES; HEALTH HAZARDS; SAFETY ANALYSIS; TRAINING

Citation Formats

Chakraborty, P R, Poukhovski, D A, and Bise, C J. A windows-based job safety analysis program for mine safety management. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Chakraborty, P R, Poukhovski, D A, & Bise, C J. A windows-based job safety analysis program for mine safety management. United States.
Chakraborty, P R, Poukhovski, D A, and Bise, C J. 1996. "A windows-based job safety analysis program for mine safety management". United States.
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title = {A windows-based job safety analysis program for mine safety management},
author = {Chakraborty, P R and Poukhovski, D A and Bise, C J},
abstractNote = {Job Safety Analysis (JSA) is a process used to determine hazards of and safe procedures for each step of a job. With JSA, the most important steps needed to properly perform a job are first identified. Thus, a specific job or work assignment can be separated into a series of relatively simple steps; the hazards associated with each step are then identified. Finally, solutions can be developed to control each hazard. A Windows-based Job Safety Analysis program (WIN-JSA) was developed at Penn State to assist the safety officials at a mine location in creating new JSAs and regularly reviewing the existing JSAs. The program is an integrated collection of four databases that contain information regarding jobs, job steps, hazards associated with each job step, and recommendations for overcoming the hazards, respectively. This Windows-based personal-computer (PC) program allows the user to access these databases to build a new job configuration (essentially, a new JSA), modify an existing JSA, and print hard copies. It is designed to be used by safety and training supervisors who possess little or no previous computer experience. Therefore, the screen views are designed to be self-explanatory, and the print-outs simulate the commonly used JSA format. Overall, the PC-based approach of creating and maintaining JSAs provides flexibility, reduces paperwork, and can be successfully integrated into existing JSA programs to increase their effectiveness.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996}
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