Which element is an essential component of a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)?

• A. Residual risk
• B. Employee performance reviews
• C. Production quotas
• D. Break room layout

Answer: (A)

In a Job Hazard Analysis, you identify hazards for each step of a job and choose controls to reduce the risk. A key part of this process is determining the residual risk—the amount of risk that remains after the controls are in place. Knowing the residual risk helps you judge whether the safeguards are sufficient or if additional measures are needed, and it guides decisions about training, PPE, and procedures. The other options don’t address hazards or risk after controls: performance reviews relate to how workers perform tasks, production quotas to output targets, and break room layout to general facilities rather than specific job-step hazards.