Free JSA template (task analysis) for New Zealand sites
A JSA, called a task analysis (TA) on most New Zealand sites, breaks one task into steps, lists the hazards at each step, sets controls in the order GRWM reg 6 requires, and rates the risk before and after. Workers sign it before starting. No law names the JSA; it records how you manage risk under HSWA 2015.
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What is on the form
- ✓Task details: company, site, main contractor, task, supervisor, permits, plant, and the workers involved in preparing it
- ✓A particular hazardous work check: a fall of 5 metres or more, or a trench or excavation deeper than 1.5 metres, which must be notified to WorkSafe before the work starts
- ✓A risk rating key and the reg 6 order: eliminate, then substitution, isolation or engineering, then administrative controls, then PPE
- ✓A ten-row table: step, hazards, possible consequence, risk before, controls, risk after, responsible person
- ✓PPE and emergency fields, worker sign-on and supervisor sign-off
JSA, TA and JSEA are the same tool
Job safety analysis, task analysis and job safety and environmental analysis all mean one task broken into steps with hazards and controls. WorkSafe New Zealand publishes a JSA template with job steps, hazards, risks, priority and control measures, and a team sign-on. This form adds what that template leaves out: a risk rating after controls, a responsible person for each control, and the particular hazardous work check.
How it fits your SSSP
The task analysis is one part of a site-specific safety plan. The SSSP also covers your hazard register, emergency plan, inductions and overlapping duties. Read task analysis vs SSSP for which one the main contractor is asking for.
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Is a JSA required in New Zealand?
No law names the JSA or task analysis. The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 requires you to manage risks (s 36), and the General Risk and Workplace Management Regulations 2016 require you to identify hazards (reg 5) and control them in the order reg 6 sets. A task analysis is a common way to record that for one task, and many main contractors ask for one.
When do I need a task analysis?
Site Safe NZ lists when task analyses are required: particular risks specified by legislation, any new or complex task, when required by contract, permit to work systems, work requiring a certificate of competence, a CRITICAL or HIGH risk rating, and notifiable construction work.
Who signs a task analysis?
The workers doing the task. Site Safe NZ says workers should sign beside their names to show they have been involved in the task analysis and understand it. HSWA s 58 also requires you to engage with workers on health and safety matters that affect them.
Is the template free, with no email?
Yes. The PDF and the editable Word file both download directly.
How long should I keep a completed task analysis?
No regulation sets a keeping period for a task analysis. Keep it with your SSSP and site records. Records of notifiable events are different: HSWA s 57 requires those to be kept for 5 years.
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