Job observations

While the reason for work sampling is more obvious on reimbursable jobs, observations on lump sum jobs help in determining the efficiency of the contractor s workforce and can alert the Project Manager to potential problems in either cost or schedule. Factual data on performance provides a good base for denying claims for extras when poor field performance is the cause. 

After compliance with the regulatory requirements is achieved and maintained, it is important that the focus be placed upon the behaviors of the individuals within the workforce. Employees working the same job for 40 hours a week, every week, acquire habits within the performance of their job function. The employee may not even realize that the behavior exhibited placed him or her or others within the workplace at risk. Although safety and health professionals often perform job observations, job hazard analysis, and other periodic activities, the safety and health professional cannot be everywhere in the workplace. Employees should be aware of not only the risks and safeguards of their job function but also actively involved in assisting fellow employees in improving their safety and health performance. 

Perform one planned job observation per week (critical task) with supervisor. Write a monthly summary of unplanned losses and identify basic causes. Provide graphs for departments in areas of responsibility. 

Data needs should be identified, as well as the procedures for collection. The data requirements are identified through the established performance measures. Examples of data can include accident reports, job observations, training records, etc. 

Critical behaviors are those behaviors that have been identified as being critical to safety performance in the workplace. These behaviors can be identified using one of four different sources incident reports, employee interviews, job observations, and review of work rules and procedure manuals. 

Operational classification of movement refers to the task being performed by the operator at the time of the job observation. The following is a list of the terms used to represent the operational classification of movements ... 

Close observation and knowledge of the particular job are required for the JSA to be effective. The job observation should be repeated until all hazards and potential accidents have been identified. 

Criticality safety training programs continue to be a vital contributing factor in the safe operation of large fissile material. production facilities. Past programs have been productive, and the dividends. received are best illustrated by the criticality safety records. Qn-the-job observations made by criticality safety specialists indicate operations personnel aiq>reciate efforts made to explain the WHYs.of criticality safety. This appreciation shows up in their work habits and attitudes. 

Health and safety program management Inspections and job observations Illness and injury investigations Task analysis Training... 

Do job observations result in new work practices, workplace design, training, retraining, and task analysis including Job Safety Analysis (JSA) or Safe Operating Procedure (SOP) ... 

To conduct a planned safety observation, a method must be established to select jobs to observe. The same selection method used in job safety analysis can be used in the job observation selection. These selections are divided into four areas listed below. 

United States Department of Labor, National Mine Health and Safety Academy. Accident Prevention Techniques Job Observation. Beckley, WV U.S. Department of Labor, 1984. 

Workplace inspections, audits, job observations, and job safety analyses... 

An inspection that is carried out on a job while it goes on in a particular place with particular equipment, tools and people is sometimes called Job Observation or Job Performance Samphng (JPS). 

What other hazards not discussed have the potential to cause an incident Repeat the job observations as often as necessary until all hazards have been identified. 

High pressure in terminal pipework during pipeline delivery Number of deliveries where terminal pipework pressure exceeded (5 bar) during pipework deliveries Number of job observations undertaken of terminal staff carrying out management of pipeline delivery/terminal distribution activities (Tell me/Show me) undertaken on time (more frequent for newly recruited staff). Inspection and maintenance of Low MV signai direct control loop carried out to schedule. 

Static discharge Number of static discharges - not detectable Number of times inspection of system maintenance overdue/ shows failures. Number of times job observations (tell me/show me) on tank dipping are completed on time. 

Conduct a workplace assessment using surveys, interviews, job observations, and document searches to identify these concerns. 

Acts and conditions such as these can be detected either before or after accidents occur. Job observations and behavior sampling are the two most common techniques used to identify substandard acts. Planned general inspections, Uke those regular inspections of working areas with hazards being documented, are very common ways to identify substandard conditions before accidents take place. All three techniques—inspections, observations, and behavior sampHng-yield information before accidents occur. These measurements are before the loss, and preventive in nature. 

Figure 4.6 is a form used to summarize routine measurements. You will note that Universal Copper and Metals Mine chooses to measure such things as inspections, safety talks, and spot job observations. Each issue is very operationally focused and has significant impact at the working level. 

It is a good idea to have follow-up for all training, which may include working with a more experienced worker, supervisor coaching, job observations, and reinforced good/safe work practices. 

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