Job hazard analysis: spotting for moving equipment
Guide machines and trucks that have blind spots.
- 4 steps
- 5 PPE items
- Editable in Reldro
The job hazard analysis
PPE required: Hard hat, Safety glasses, Gloves, Safety boots, High-visibility vest
1. Agree signals
What could go wrong
Misunderstood signals
How we control it
Agree hand signals or radio calls before the move. Agree the stop signal.
2. Choose your position
What could go wrong
Standing in the path or a blind spot
How we control it
Stay where the operator can see you and where you have a clear escape route. Never stand between the machine and a fixed object.
3. Guide the move
What could go wrong
Operator losing sight of you
How we control it
Keep eye contact. Stop the move if you lose sight of the operator, or they lose you.
4. Finish
What could go wrong
Walking into the path afterward
How we control it
Confirm the machine has stopped before you move.
- A spotter has one job: watching. Don't do anything else while you spot.
When to use it
Use it whenever a machine reverses, turns in tight spaces, or works near people.
Review it with the crew before the work starts, change anything that doesn't match how you'll do the job, and update it when the method, the equipment, or the site changes.
Use this JHA in Reldro
- It arrives ready to edit, and your crew uses it on their phone, even without signal.
- Failed items become corrective actions with an owner and a due date.
- Every completed one is kept with the site, the date and who did it.
