JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS TRAINING GUIDE
JSA # FLC PPS 021
JOB: Using a Sewer Snake
DATE: November 1, 2013
DEPARTMENT: PPS
ANALYSIS BY: Bill Donelan
REQUIRED and/or Recommended PPE: Safety Glasses with side shields, Goggles, Gloves, hearing
protection, safety shoes/boots.
REVIEWED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Step
Hazard
Cause
Controls
1
Trauma
Contact with moving parts
Situational awareness, safety shoes
2
Electric Shock
Improper Operations and maintenance,
improper grounding
Strictly follow manufacturer’s instructions, proper grounding
3
Hand Injury
Point of operation, moving parts
Gloves, situational awareness
4
Eye injury
Flying particles
Safety glasses with side shields, goggles
5
Noise
Equipment operation
Hearing protection
6
Atmospheric hazard
Methane gas, hydrogen sulfide, oxygen
deficient atmosphere
Follow Permit-Required confined space entry procedures when entering
sewer manholes or lift stations.
EQUIPMENT PROCEDURES/REQUIREMENTS:
1. Operate equipment in strict accordance with Manufacturer’s instructions.
2. Only employees trained in Confined Spaces Entry may enter sewage manholes or lift stations.
3. Report any observed defect or safety hazard to your supervisor immediately and Tagout equipment.
4. Where any object handled would possibly cause injury to feet if dropped, safety shoes will be worn.
5. Where any object handled could possibly cause cuts, punctures or abrasions to hands, appropriate gloves will be worn. (Exception: where rotating
machinery presents a greater hazard of entangling gloves, they are optional with written justification).
6. Keep hands, hair and clothing clear of all moving parts.