First, describe the work and worksite
A masonry crew will install one identified precast lintel over a ground-floor wall opening using a released mechanical handling arrangement from protected access. The wall opening and required temporary supports are already prepared. This fictional learning example describes planned controls; it records no actual inspection or work authorization.
- Lintel weight, bearing requirements, handling points and temporary support sequence are in the project documents.
- The receiving wall’s stability and masonry limited-access arrangements remain in force.
- This excludes general CMU wall building, cutting the lintel, steel-beam erection and removal of supporting shores.
Questions before work
- What establishes the lintel identity, weight and lift points?
- Are both bearing seats and required temporary supports released?
- Who verifies support before handling equipment is disconnected?
Build the analysis one step at a time
What will the worker do? How could someone be harmed? What prevents or reduces that exposure? Who checks the control, and when?
1. Release the opening and bearings
Hazard: Weak masonry or insufficient bearing can let the lintel fall.
Control: Masonry lead checks wall stability, bearing seats and specified temporary supports against current details. Establish protected access and the restricted receiving area; hold work for unresolved bearing conditions.
Verification: Lead records the receiving release before moving the lintel.
Why this belongs in the analysis: A framed opening can still have unready masonry supports.
2. Inspect and prepare the component
Hazard: A damaged lintel or unknown weight can defeat the handling arrangement.
Control: Verify marks, condition and weight; obtain technical disposition of cracks or damaged handling points. Select the documented handling device and rigging rather than using banding or improvised grip points.
Verification: Rigger or designated handling lead checks component and equipment identity.
Why this belongs in the analysis: Component acceptance comes before pickup.
3. Move to the opening
Hazard: A swinging lintel can strike workers or destabilize the scaffold.
Control: Clear the travel path and use the planned signals and receiving positions. Keep the load off any scaffold not designed for that landing and keep people out from under it.
Verification: Handling lead checks the complete route and platform interface.
Why this belongs in the analysis: Delivery to elevation must not create an unplanned scaffold load.
4. Seat the lintel
Hazard: Hands can be crushed between lintel and bearing; one-sided landing can overturn it.
Control: Use tools and designated positions outside pinch paths to seat the lintel on both prepared bearings. Maintain mechanical support until the required bearing and temporary restraint are verified.
Verification: Masonry lead checks both ends against the actual bearing criteria.
Why this belongs in the analysis: A touch-down is not the same as a stable completed seat.
5. Secure the installation
Hazard: Early load transfer or adjacent masonry work can move an incomplete component.
Control: Complete the specified installation and temporary support sequence before releasing the handling equipment. Identify curing, connection and loading restrictions for subsequent courses; do not remove shores under this analysis.
Verification: Lead confirms stability and restrictions before unrigging.
Why this belongs in the analysis: The lintel may need support after the lifting equipment leaves.
6. Hand over the opening
Hazard: Unrecorded support limits can lead another crew to load or alter the lintel.
Control: Communicate remaining shores, unfinished work and release conditions. Maintain the masonry access boundary and remove handling debris without disturbing supports.
Verification: Receiving foreperson confirms the component and support status.
Why this belongs in the analysis: The handover must explain what is still carrying the load.
What does a useful control look like?
| Needs improvement | More useful for this scenario |
|---|---|
| Work carefully and wear PPE. | Clear the travel path and use the planned signals and receiving positions. Keep the load off any scaffold not designed for that landing and keep people out from under it. |
| Check that everything is ready. | Masonry lead checks wall stability, bearing seats and specified temporary supports against current details. Establish protected access and the restricted receiving area; hold work for unresolved bearing conditions. |
Decisions that change the analysis
Does installed lintel mean shores can be removed?
No. Shore removal depends on the project’s separate support and strength release. The placement crew must communicate that restriction rather than assuming the lifting handover settles it.
What must the crew record for actual use?
Identify the actual equipment and work boundaries, responsible people, applicable criteria, inspection findings and open actions. Resolve changes with affected crews and obtain required project authorization before work.
Agree when the crew will pause
- Damaged lintel, unknown weight or uncertain handling points.
- Bearing or wall support differs from the released detail.
- The load cannot be seated or temporary support retained as planned.
After a pause, correct the condition, reassess the work, and obtain required authorization before restarting. Keep unresolved actions visible.
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1. Describe your work and site
2. Work through each task
Describe an observable step, how someone could be harmed, and the control that acts on that hazard. Identify who checks it and what evidence is needed.
3. Record changes, checks, and open actions
Walk the work area, review with the crew, and resolve missing controls. Follow the required approval process. This tool does not judge completeness, verify signatures or authorize work.
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Training needs to confirm
- Component handling, designated lift roles and pinch-point communication.
- Bearing verification, wall stability and temporary-support release instruction.
Confirm applicable qualifications, task instruction and actual training evidence for the people assigned. Related toolbox talks support crew discussion; they do not establish competence.
Common questions
Can this example be used as a JSA?
Adapt its Task | Hazard | Control analysis to the employer’s format and actual conditions. The example is a teaching aid, not evidence that controls were checked.
What changes if the project requires an AHA?
Use the governing AHA format, risk method, supporting records and acceptance process. The published formwork AHA demonstrates that additional structure; changing a JHA title does not supply it.
Are these resources part of a paid course?
This walkthrough, browser draft builder and downloads are free public resources, separate from Academy course enrollment.
References and source note
- OSHA 1926.704 Precast concrete
- OSHA 1926.706 Masonry construction
- OSHA 1926.21 Safety training and education
Original instructional scenario with planned controls. Primary references support hazard planning. Use actual equipment and product instructions, project design and employer requirements to establish field criteria. Use actual equipment instructions and site requirements alongside these references. Reference review: October 9, 2026.