Introduction to Fire Safety Management

Job safety analysis
Job safety analysis involves the identifi cation of all the 
accident prevention measures appropriate to a particular 
job or area of work activity and the behavioural factors 
which most signifi cantly infl uence whether or not these 
measures are taken.
Derived from task analysis, job safety analysis 
examines the:
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Operations incorporated in the job
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Hazards which could arise, e.g. fi re explosion
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Skills required by operators in terms of knowledge 
and behaviour
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External 
infl uences on behaviour:
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Nature of the infl uence, e.g. noise from a boiler 
alarm
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Source of the infl uence, e.g. machinery, and activ-
ities involved – machine loading, procedure
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Learning 
method.
This technique is often used for higher risk or complex 
tasks enabling the production of safe operating systems 
or safe systems of work.
4.8.3 Personal 
factors
Personality
– individuals bring to their job their own per-
sonal habits, attitudes, skills, personality and desires, all 
of which can affect their individual behaviour, and which 
may be either a strength or a weakness in relation to the 
task in hand. Individual characteristics infl uence behav-
iour in complex and signifi cant ways.
Some individual characteristics, such as personality, 
are developed throughout the person’s life and are not 
generally amenable to change.
Others, such as skills and attitudes, can be modifi ed 
or enhanced by correct motivation, training and by the 
infl uence of the organisational culture. It is vital that the 
employer carefully selects individuals to ensure, as much 
as possible, that they match the requirements of the job.
Each human can be said to be a unique individual 
with a unique blend of attributes that characterise him 
or her. These ‘individual differences’ are often described 
as an individual’s personality. People’s personalities 
develop into adulthood and by the time they enter the 
world of work their personality is often fi xed and tends 
to become more so as they continue to mature.