Testing and evaluating the new Safety Job Analysis (SJA) guidelines

Abstract

Safe Job Analysis (SJA) is a systematic approach to conducting risk assessment for work operations and is used when planning critical work. It is a systematic, step by step review of risk prior to a work activity or operation. SJA is conducted to identify risks and eliminate or control identified risks. A new version of the Safe Job Analysis has recently been introduced by Norwegian Oil and Gas. Traditional risk matrices have been replaced in the new version by enhanced risk matrices. Strength of knowledge is included in the enhanced risk matrix. The aim of this thesis is to test and evaluate the new version of the SJA guidelines and to clarify to what extend the SJA is in-line with the current perspective on risk. The thesis also intends to show how both the current and new version of the SJA work in a practical example from the Norwegian oil industry. Strengths and weaknesses of the new version in risk analysis are identified. The final goal of this study is to present suggestions of how the guidelines can be improved.