Applications, Shortcomings, and New Advances of Job Safety Analysis (JSA): Findings from a Systematic Review

IF 3.5 3区医学 Q1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Safety and Health at Work Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI:10.1016/j.shaw.2023.03.006

Fakhradin Ghasemi , Amin Doosti-Irani , Hamed Aghaei

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Abstract

Background

Job safety analysis (JSA) is a popular technique for hazard identification and risk assessment in workplaces that has been applied across a wide range of industries. This systematic review was conducted to answer four main questions regarding JSA: (1) which sectors and areas have used JSA? (2) What has been the aim of employing JSA? (3) What are the shortcomings of JSA? (4) What are the new advances in the field of JSA?

Methods

Three main international databases were searched: SCOPUS, Web of Science, and PubMed. After screening and eligibility assessment, 49 articles were included.

Results

Construction industries have used JSA the most, followed by process industries and healthcare settings. Hazard identification is the main aim of JSA, but it has been used for other purposes as well. Being time-consuming, the lack of an initial list of hazards, the lack of a universal risk assessment method, ignoring hazards from the surrounding activities, ambiguities regarding the team implementing JSA, and ignorance of the hierarchy of controls were the main shortcomings of JSA based on previous studies.

Conclusion

In recent years, there have been interesting advances in JSA making attempts to solve shortcomings of the technique. A seven-step JSA was recommended to cover most shortcomings reported by studies.

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工作安全分析(JSA)的应用、缺点和新进展:来自系统综述的发现

工作安全分析(JSA)是一种流行的工作场所危险识别和风险评估技术，已广泛应用于各行各业。本系统检讨旨在回答有关共同警戒线的四个主要问题:(1)哪些界别和地区使用共同警戒线?(2)设立JSA的目的是什么?(3) JSA的缺点是什么?(4) JSA领域有哪些新进展?方法检索SCOPUS、Web of Science和PubMed三个主要国际数据库。经筛选和合格性评估，纳入49篇文献。结果建筑业使用JSA最多，其次是加工行业和医疗保健行业。危险识别是JSA的主要目的，但它也被用于其他目的。根据以往的研究，JSA的主要缺点是耗时、缺乏初始的危险列表、缺乏通用的风险评估方法、忽略了来自周围活动的危险、关于实施JSA的团队的模糊性以及对控制层次的无知。结论近年来，JSA研究取得了一些有趣的进展，试图解决该技术的不足。建议采用七步JSA来弥补研究报告的大多数缺陷。

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来源期刊

Safety and Health at Work Social Sciences-Safety Research

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

5.70%

发文量

1080

审稿时长

38 days

期刊介绍： Safety and Health at Work (SH@W) is an international, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal published quarterly in English beginning in 2010. The journal is aimed at providing grounds for the exchange of ideas and data developed through research experience in the broad field of occupational health and safety. Articles may deal with scientific research to improve workers'' health and safety by eliminating occupational accidents and diseases, pursuing a better working life, and creating a safe and comfortable working environment. The journal focuses primarily on original articles across the whole scope of occupational health and safety, but also welcomes up-to-date review papers and short communications and commentaries on urgent issues and case studies on unique epidemiological survey, methods of accident investigation, and analysis. High priority will be given to articles on occupational epidemiology, medicine, hygiene, toxicology, nursing and health services, work safety, ergonomics, work organization, engineering of safety (mechanical, electrical, chemical, and construction), safety management and policy, and studies related to economic evaluation and its social policy and organizational aspects. Its abbreviated title is Saf Health Work.