# Job Safety Analysis (/docs/form-guides/national/building/national-jsa)



The **Job Safety Analysis (JSA)** breaks a task into steps and records hazards, risk ratings, and controls before work starts. Fill it on site, get the crew signed on, and download a signed PDF for the builder or principal contractor.

This is a Tradie Forms designed form, not a SafeWork-branded government form. There is no single national JSA layout to match, so the PDF is a clean record that grows extra pages as you add steps.

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## Before you start [#before-you-start]

* Know the **task** you are about to do and how you will break it into steps.
* Note any **permits** or PPE the site requires before starting.
* Have the **client and site** details, and who is supervising on the day.
* Gather the **crew** who will sign on after you walk through the JSA.

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## Business [#business]

Your business and who prepared the JSA. These fill the record header.

* **Business Logo** - optional. Upload your logo and it shows top right on the downloaded record.

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    **Business Name** and **Prepared By** are required before download.
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  <Card title="Saved details" icon="info">
    Save your business details on Solo or Team so every new JSA starts filled in.
  </Card>
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* **Business Name** and **ABN** - your trading details.
* **Prepared By** - the person who wrote this JSA.
* **Position** - optional role title.
* **Phone** - contact number for the site or office.

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## Job [#job]

Who and where the task is for.

* **Client Name** - the builder, PC, or customer.
* **Job Reference** - optional job, work order, or site reference.
* **Site Address** - search the address and the suburb, state, and postcode fill automatically.
* **Job Date** - the day this JSA covers. Tap **Today** on site.
* **Supervisor or Site Contact** - who is looking after the crew on the day.

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## Task [#task]

What you are about to do.

* **Task Description** - a clear sentence for the work, for example install a split system to the first-floor bedroom.
* **Permits Required** - optional. List permits that must be in place before starting.
* **PPE Required** - tick every item the crew needs for this task. Selected items print as a comma-separated list on the PDF.

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## Steps [#steps]

One row per job step. Break the work into the order you will do it.

* **Job Step** - what happens in this step.
* **Hazards** - what can hurt someone.
* **Risk** - Low, Medium, High, or Extreme for that step.
* **Controls** - how you will manage the hazards.
* **Who** - optional initials or name for who owns the controls.

Use **Add step** and reorder rows so the list matches how the job will run. At least one full step is required before download. Long lists continue onto extra pages on the PDF.

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## Crew [#crew]

Workers who reviewed the JSA before starting. Up to six sign-on rows.

* **Name**, **Company**, and **Date** for each person.
* There is no per-worker signature in this version. The declaration signature covers the prepared JSA.

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## Declaration [#declaration]

Sign off before download.

* **Name** and **Date** - who is signing and when.
* **Signature** - sign on screen, or drop in your saved signature.

The declaration text confirms the JSA was prepared for the task and discussed with the workers listed.

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## After download [#after-download]

Give a copy to the site or principal contractor and keep one for your records. Walk the crew through the steps before work starts. If the task changes, update the steps and re-sign.

For **high-risk construction work**, you may also need a Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS). Use the SafeWork NSW WHS-05 SWMS template when that applies. This JSA is the shorter step-by-step analysis for everyday tasks.