SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS
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1. A system for ensuring safety, the system comprising:
- a portable electronic device containing a memory, the device being configured to capture information that uniquely identifies a person and further comprising;
a data file, stored in the memory, containing information identifying a first step of a job to be performed;
an input tool configured to capture hazard information associated with the first step of the job and store the hazard information in the data file; and
an output mechanism operably engaged with the portable electronics device and configured to deliver a safety recommendation relating to the hazard.
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Abstract
The invention generally relates to job safety analysis and systems for implementing job safety analyses. In certain aspects, the invention provides systems and methods for job safety analysis which includes one or more portable electronic devices configured to identify all participating workers and guide them through a thorough a job safety analysis review (JSA review) while also supplying captured information to a database in support of a JSA program.
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1. A system for ensuring safety, the system comprising:
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a portable electronic device containing a memory, the device being configured to capture information that uniquely identifies a person and further comprising; a data file, stored in the memory, containing information identifying a first step of a job to be performed; an input tool configured to capture hazard information associated with the first step of the job and store the hazard information in the data file; and an output mechanism operably engaged with the portable electronics device and configured to deliver a safety recommendation relating to the hazard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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7. The system of claim 8 wherein the output mechanism is one selected from the list consisting of a speaker, a screen, and a noisemaker.
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13. A method for ensuring safety, the method comprising performing, by means of a computer system, the steps of:
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providing a portable electronic device at a site where a job is to be performed, the portable electronics device comprising a memory, the memory comprising a data file; recording, in the memory, information that uniquely identifies a person at the site where a job is to be performed; capturing hazard information associated with a first step of the job to be performed; saving the hazard information in the data file; and delivering, by means of the portable electronic device, a safety recommendation relating to the hazard to the person at the job site. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus containing a memory and configured to capture information that uniquely identifies a person and further comprising:
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a data file, stored in the memory, containing information identifying a first step of a job to be performed and information identifying a second step of a job to be performed; an input tool configured to capture hazard information associated with the first step of the job and store the hazard information in the data file; and an output mechanism configured to deliver a safety recommendation relating to the hazard. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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