09.1 – JHA, FLHA, PSI, POD, CSR to name a few

As part of performing any high-risk activity or task, a hazard assessment must always be performed and controls developed to mitigate risk as much as possible.

Your company may have a form for this, they might be called a Job Hazard Assessment, a Field Level Hazard Assessment, a Plan of the Day, or even a Customer Service Report for integrated safety and billing forms. Regardless, the purpose is the same.

• Stop
• Assess (think)
• Control (devise how to proceed safely)
• Implement (perform actions to control)
• Verify (ensure you have controlled what you think you have)

Similar to the Plan-DO-Check-Act concept.

However, there are well-done assessments (written down), and not-so-well-done assessments. It is very important you have a good record of your controls and actions in regards to your energy isolation.

So what IS a BAD Entry?

Always identifying your controls on your forms is very important and part of a good due diligence defense. But don’t just write ‘performed lockout’ as that is not overly helpful to show you knew what you were doing.

What is a GOOD Entry?

Write as your control: Isolated MCC #2, Suction valve A20, and outlet valve CD4, then verified zero energy state.