What is the purpose of a job safety analysis (JSA) for painting?

• A. Monitor light fixtures
• B. Identify hazards and safe work steps before performing tasks.
• C. Schedule breaks
• D. Evaluate color choices

Answer: (B)

A job safety analysis is about identifying hazards and outlining safe work steps before starting a task. In painting, you’d break the job down into steps—setup, surface preparation, masking, applying coatings, cleanup—and for each step call out the potential dangers, such as falls from ladders, trips, solvent exposure, fumes, or electrical hazards from tools. Then you plan controls like proper ladder use and fall protection, adequate ventilation, respirators or masks when needed, eye and skin protection, tool guarding, material handling practices, and emergency procedures. The aim is to prevent injuries by anticipating what could go wrong and defining how to do the work safely. Monitoring light fixtures, scheduling breaks, or choosing colors don’t address hazard planning and control measures, so they aren’t the purpose of a JSA.