Map the Hazard Before the Shift Starts
Identify job hazards before work begins by separating tasks, exposures, and controls.
Map the Hazard Before the Shift Starts Hazard identification works because it slows the team down before exposure becomes normal. OSHA frames it as a proactive, ongoing process: collect information, inspect the workplace, investigate incidents and near misses, consider nonroutine work, and prioritize by severity and likelihood. PDCA gives that process a rhythm. Plan means break the job into tasks and expected conditions. Do means observe the actual work area with the people doing the job. Check means compare what is present against what could injure someone. Act means install a control, assign an owner, or stop until the risk…
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