Why Do We Need JSA / RA or Method Statement If We Already Have a Work Permit?

 Why Do We Need JSA / RA or Method Statement If We Already Have a Work Permit?

🔶 Simple Answer

Because Work Permit, JSA/RA, and Method Statement are NOT the same.

Each one has a different purpose, and they work together to keep people safe.

 Understand With Very Easy Words

🟡 1️⃣ Work Permit – Permission to Work

A Work Permit is an official permission to start a job at a specific time and place.

👉 In simple words:

Permit says: “Yes, you can start work now.”

📌 Example:

Hot Work Permit, Confined Space Permit

🟢 2️⃣ JSA / RA – Identify Dangers

JSA (Job Safety Analysis) or Risk Assessment (RA) identifies:

What can go wrong?

How serious it can be?

How to control the risk?

👉 In simple words:

JSA/RA says: “These are the dangers and how to control them.”

📌 Example:

Risk of falling, electric shock, fire

🔵 3️⃣ Method Statement – How to Do the Job Safely

A Method Statement explains step by step how the job will be done safely.

👉 In simple words:

Method Statement says: “This is how we will do the job safely.”

 Site Example

 Working at Height

🟡 Work Permit ✔️ Gives permission to work at height today

🟢 JSA / RA ✔️ Identifies risks like fall, dropped tools

🔵 Method Statement ✔️ Explains steps:

Scaffold erection

Harness use

Supervision

👉 Without JSA/RA and MS, permit is only a paper.

 Golden Safety Rule (Easy to Remember)

📌 Permit = Permission

📌 JSA/RA = Risk Control

📌 Method Statement = Safe Working Steps

➡️ All three are needed for safe work.

 What Happens If We Use Only Permit?

❌ No risk identification

❌ No safe method

❌ High chance of accident