Jenkins Academy of Applied Technology

JHA, JSA & AHA: From Task to Control

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Describe the work. Explain the exposure. Choose a control the crew can check.

PA-004 · Safety leadership

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School of Safety Leadership · Course catalog entry

Learning level
Individual course
Completion award
Certificate of completion — printable after all requirements are met
Available learning
Ten modules and cumulative assessment
Entry requirements
No prior course required. Free account with free Safety access enabled.

Assessment and retake policy · Three quiz/exam attempts per set; required review or approved remediation before further attempts.

This course is part of the Certificate in Applied Safety Leadership Foundations within the Diploma in Applied Safety Leadership. Certificate and diploma enrollment are not yet open. Individual course completion follows the requirements on this page. Open My Learning classroom. Give course or module feedback.

Previously listed as JHA-001. Existing learning records and earlier course materials retain that reference.

This course is free with sign up. All ten modules, assessments, completion records and learner downloads are included at no cost. All ten modules and the cumulative knowledge assessment are available. The complete basic track is available. Three modules take you from a weak row to a short analysis and a usable crew brief. Each includes six lessons, two decisions, a five-question knowledge check and a reusable worksheet. Allow about 15–20 minutes per module, plus your written practice; this is an estimate, not measured seat time.

Start with Task | Hazard | Control

For supervisors, crew leads and people learning to prepare or review a JHA, JSA or AHA. No prior course is required. Work through a fictional cart-movement case, then apply the method to different conditions. Compare your reasoning with the published drywall and concrete-saw examples.

The 222 public examples, draft builders and Word/PDF templates remain free to everyone without an account. The course adds guided learning, practice and account progress.

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Free basic track · Modules 1–3

Module 01

Task | Hazard | Control

Repair a weak row. Explain the exposure, choose a matched control and make the check visible.

6 lessons · 2 decisions · 5-question check · All 5 correct to pass

Row repair and control check worksheet

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Module 02

Build a useful basic JHA/JSA

Define the worksite, build a sequence with the crew, pair hazards and controls, and resolve open actions.

6 lessons · 2 decisions · 5-question check · All 5 correct to pass

Short analysis and open-action worksheet

Open module 2

Module 03

Use the plan before work

Brief the crew, verify controls, pause for changed conditions and establish restart readiness.

6 lessons · 2 decisions · 5-question check · All 5 correct to pass

Crew brief and change response worksheet

Open module 3

Keep a workbook you can reuse

Draft a row, build a short analysis and prepare a crew brief. Each activity includes a different case, blank practice space, a worked response and a five-part self-review rubric.

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Included with your free account and free Safety access. Written practice is self-reviewed; it is not automatically graded or saved to your account. Lesson progress and assessments are saved. Use Save and exit and wait for confirmation before closing a lesson.

What basic completion means

Complete all lessons and decisions and answer all five questions correctly in each module check. Feedback and retakes are available. Passing all three records basic-track completion in your account. The five-part worksheet rubric is a learning aid and does not replace site review or authorization.

This is unproctored knowledge practice, not observed job competence, certification or full-course completion. Applying the plan at work still requires confirmed site conditions, effective controls and your required review and authorization.

Free applied training · Modules 4–6

Move from risk ratings to verified controls and revisions when work changes. Start with free Modules 1–3, then allow about 15–25 minutes plus written practice per applied module. Each includes six lessons, two decisions, a five-question check and reusable Word/PDF worksheets. All five answers must be correct; feedback and retakes are available.

Included with your free account and free Safety access. Each module has its own saved account record.

Module 04

Risk assessment and matrices

Defend initial and planned after-control ratings, examine assumptions and verify control effectiveness.

Risk reasoning worksheet and interactive teaching matrix

Work through the forklift risk case and an interactive teaching matrix. The original instructional matrix is not the USACE RAC matrix.

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Module 05

Controls that work in practice

Explain protective function, examine control dependencies, and document installation, use and effectiveness with evidence.

Control-verification and follow-up worksheet

Use concrete-saw and forklift examples to distinguish installation, use and effectiveness. Record criteria, safe checks, evidence and follow-up.

Open module 5

Module 06

Changing and interacting work

Revise the analysis when scope, conditions or neighboring work change; coordinate shared controls and the required restart decision.

Changed-work revision and handover worksheet

Revise a changed forklift analysis, coordinate interacting activities, and record evidence, restrictions and receiving-shift communication.

Open module 6

Applied module completion is recorded separately from the free basic track. Written worksheets are self-reviewed and are not saved to your account. Course knowledge completion requires all ten current module passes and the cumulative assessment.

Free advanced learning · Modules 7–10

Work through AHA source mapping, risk and readiness, analysis review and the six-part capstone. Workbook practice is self-reviewed. You can submit your own capstone portfolio for a separate rubric review.

Module 7

AHA and EM 385-1-1

Map the applicable sources, required AHA information and supporting plans.

AHA information and supporting-evidence worksheet

6 lessons · 2 decisions · 5-question check · All five correct

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Module 8

AHA risk and readiness

Connect the inspected matrix, residual-risk reasoning and readiness evidence.

AHA readiness worksheet and source matrix

6 lessons · 2 decisions · 5-question check · All five correct

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Module 9

Review and improve an analysis

Find consequential gaps, repair the analysis and verify corrections.

Analysis review and correction worksheet

6 lessons · 2 decisions · 5-question check · All five correct

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Module 10

Capstone and completion

Build and self-review the six-part analysis portfolio and change response.

Six-part capstone and advanced self-review rubric

6 lessons · 2 decisions · 5-question check · All five correct

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Cumulative knowledge assessment

All thirty questions are included. Pass with at least 24 correct answers (80%) and every critical decision correct. Complete all ten current module requirements first.

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Submit your capstone for review

Save your six-part Module 10 portfolio and submit it after passing all ten current module checks. Receive criterion-level scores, evidence-based feedback and revision requests. Three submissions per set; further attempts require targeted instruction and an approved reset.

Reviews are recorded by the owner and may be AI-assisted. Submission does not start automatic grading; return to your portfolio for feedback. An accepted capstone plus the knowledge requirements unlocks an additional certificate with reviewed capstone.

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Course completion and award

Complete the lessons and decisions and pass all five questions in each of the ten current module checks. Then pass at least 24 of the 30 cumulative questions, including every critical decision, and submit a required 1–5 star course rating in your classroom. Every star value is accepted; written feedback is optional. A free printable certificate is available from your learning record when these requirements are recorded in your account.

The certificate recognizes self-paced knowledge learning. Previously earned knowledge-course certificates are preserved. To earn the additional certificate with reviewed capstone, also submit a portfolio and receive an owner-released acceptance: at least 10/12, no zero scores and no unresolved consequential error. It does not confer professional certification, college credit, CEUs, job qualification or employer authorization.

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