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JOB HAZARD ANALYSIS

JHA-007

SUSPENDED LOAD

Someone under it. Nobody on the crane. Wind on a hanging piece.

DOCUMENT
GOSPEL-JHA-007
REVISION
01 CURRENT
EFFECTIVE
2026-09-01
OWNER
GOSPEL Safety
APPROVED BY
GOSPEL
REVIEW
2027-09-01

THE JOB

Any time a load is off the ground on a lift under this program. Method: GOSPEL-SWP-017. 14.44, 14.45.

WHO IS EXPOSED

  • Everyone who can walk under the hook
  • Operator
  • Tag-line hands
  • Trades using the shadow as a shortcut

A JHA names what can hurt someone and how that risk is controlled. It is not the procedure. Do the work to the matching SWP. WorkSafeBC does not prescribe a JHA form — the Workers Compensation Act s. 21(2)(b) requires workers to be made aware of known or reasonably foreseeable hazards. This is how GOSPEL does that for this job.

HAZARDS AND RISK

Task is the work being analysed — not a procedure to follow. Controls follow the hierarchy: eliminate, substitute, engineer, administer, PPE last. The badge is how bad this task going wrong is in this job. Extreme is the killer with no recovery. High is serious injury or a dropped load you still have a chance to stop. Moderate is lost time or a plan that failed. Low is first aid.

LOWMODERATEHIGHEXTREME

TASKHAZARDRISKCONTROL
HoistPeople still in the fall zoneEXTREMEStruck-by. 14.44 loads over work areas.Zone cleared and held before the load leaves the ground. Not after.
Hold in the airDrift, wind sail, pendulumHIGHContact with plant or people. Side load on the crane.Tag lines. Smooth motions. Manufacturer and plan wind limits — the lower number wins.
Leave the seatLoad left hanging, crane unattendedHIGHDrift into a walkway. Unauthorized operation. 14.45.Land it, or a named operator stays with the crane under a written hold. Convenience is not a reason.
Ride or walk underPerson on the hook or in the shadowEXTREMEFall from the load, or crush. 14.51 riding hook or load — prohibited.Eliminate. Nobody rides. Nobody uses the shadow as a path.

RESIDUAL RISK

A held zone still fails when a labourer cuts through. Residual is a person where the load can fall. Held by a live exclusion and by not leaving a load hanging for convenience. 14.45 unattended loads.

THE JOB DOES NOT PROCEED IF

  • Person in the fall zone
  • Unattended suspended load
  • Riding the load (14.51)
  • Wind above the plan or the manufacturer

PPE — LAST LINE

  • Hard hat
  • CSA-grade footwear
  • High-visibility clothing
  • Eye protection
  • Task-rated gloves
  • Hearing protection where required
  • Fall protection where the work exposes a fall

SWP — SUSPENDED LOADS →

REFERENCES

  • Workers Compensation Act s. 21(2)(b) — workers made aware of known or reasonably foreseeable hazards
  • Workers Compensation Act s. 21(2)(e) — information, instruction, training and supervision
  • OHS Regulation B.C. Reg. 296/97 (in force 15 Apr 1998) Part 3 — program, instruction, inspections (ss. 3.1–3.12)
  • CCOHS Job Safety Analysis — JSA and JHA are the same method: break the job, name the hazards, select controls
  • Workers Compensation Act s. 21 — known or reasonably foreseeable hazards; instruction and supervision
  • OHS Regulation (B.C. Reg. 296/97, in force 15 Apr 1998) Part 3 — OHS program, instruction, inspections
  • OHS Regulation Part 4 s. 4.13 — risk assessment where rescue or evacuation may arise
  • OHS Regulation Part 8 — PPE; headwear CSA Z94.1-05 or Z94.1-15
  • OHS Regulation Part 11 — fall protection
  • OHS Regulation Part 14 — Cranes and Hoists
  • 14.2(5) — CSA Z150-1998, or ASME B30.5-2004, or ASME B30.22-2005 (articulating boom)
  • 14.2(6) — CSA Z248-2004 for tower, hammerhead and self-erecting tower cranes
  • 14.35 pre-use inspection · 14.36 load weight · 14.42.1 critical lift · 14.44 loads over work areas · 14.45 unattended loads · 14.47–14.49 signals
  • OHS Regulation Part 15 — Rigging
  • Manufacturer load chart, manual and configuration limits
  • Site lift plan, FLHA and site rules where stricter

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