The Importance Of Analyzing Hazards And Behaviors In A Job

During the job review process, focus on identifying hazardous conditions and unsafe behaviors. Remember, it takes a hazard and exposure to the hazard before an accident can occur. So, it makes sense to look for them during the review. Sources to help identify hazardous conditions and unsafe behaviors include Safety Data Sheets, Safety Committee reports, Maintenance reports, Safety Inspection and Accident Investigation reports, and existing work procedures.

Hazards

If hazards that pose an immediate danger to an employee’s life or health exist, take immediate action to protect the worker. Any problems that can be corrected easily should be corrected as soon as possible.

Behaviors

Some jobs may require potentially high-risk behaviors that should be identified in a JHA. High-risk behaviors that might increase the probability and severity of an injury or illness include:

• lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling and other manual handling operations
• use of bridge cranes, man lifts, or other heavy equipment
• working on or near energized equipment/components
• operating vehicles (i.e. trucks, forklifts, etc.)
• working within a confined space or under temperature extremes

What Is Work Behaviour?

One of the important objectives of the field of organizational behavior is to understand why people behave the way they do. Which behaviors are we referring to here? We will focus on 4 key work behaviors: job performance, organizational citizenship behaviors, absenteeism, and turnover. These are not the only behaviors OB is concerned about, but understanding what is meant by these terms and understanding the major influences over each type of behavior will give you more clarity about analyzing the behaviors of others in the workplace.

Work behavior is the behavior one uses in employment and is normally more formal than other types of human behavior. This varies from profession to profession, as some are far more casual than others. For example, a computer programmer would usually have far more leeway in their work than a lawyer.

People are usually more careful than outside work in how they behave around their colleagues, as many actions intended to be in jest can be perceived as inappropriate or even harassment in the work environment. In some cases, men may take considerably more care so as not to be perceived as being sexually harassing than they would ordinarily.

Work behavior is one of the significant aspects of Human Behavior. It is an individual’s communication towards the rest of the members of the workplace. It involves both verbal as well as a non-verbal mode of communication. For example, trust is a non-verbal behavior that is often reflected by verbal communication in a workforce. It represents your attitude towards your team and colleagues. Positive and good work behavior of an individual leads to higher performance, productivity, and great outputs by the team or an individual. From the organizational perspective, it is the most important area where Human Resource managers should focus.