Their morning definitely doesn't start with coffee. Rollers from the wheel shop gathered for a pre-shift meeting to receive their daily assignments and review the JSA. The section foreman keeps it brief: "You don't start work until you recall the risks." The steelworkers understand this themselves: safety comes first, so even the veterans review the rules daily.
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JSA (Job Safety Analysis), DRA (Dynamic Risk Assessment), and PWRD (Pre-Work Risk Discussion) are Risk Management tools that collectively ensure any task is performed safely.
Seven Job Safety Analyses (JSAs) have been developed for the hot rolling section of the wheel rolling mill. And the workers know every one of them by heart. While they used to study multi-volume manuals before a shift, the core safety rules now fit on two sheets — small enough to fit in a pocket. Today, for example, they reviewed the transportation of the lower die holder and its installation into the trolley for replacing the deformation tool. It's a routine task for us, performed multiple times per shift. When you've been working on autopilot for several years, there's a risk of overlooking safety. But discussing the rules in the morning keeps them fresh in your mind all day.
Just three or four years ago, few could answer the question: "What could go wrong with my job?" Now, the steelworkers can draft a full JSA themselves for the operations they perform. One of the primary goals of Risk Management is to empower people to think about their own safety. Not to punish, but to help them identify and minimize risks.