WHAT IS A JOB ANALYSIS?
- A job analysis is a comprehensive, structured process of identifying and evaluating the physical aspects of work.
- The job analysis objectively quantifies, measures, and categorizes the active components of the job, including the required movements, functions, forces, actions and postures.
- The job analysis is one of the best tools for identifying the discreet and unique duties and responsibilities of a job. The job analysis is not a form, but rather a tool to be used throughout the employment process. It is the foundation for recruitment, hiring and performance reviews. It is also an essential tool for managing workers compensation issues.
COMPONENTS
- Job Description Summary
- Essential Job Duties
- Physical Demands
- Lifting
- Carrying
- Pushing/Pulling
- Reaching
- Climbing
- Positional Tolerances
- Sit
- Stand
- Walk
- Bend/Stoop
- Squat
- Kneel
- Crawl
- Upper Extremity Demands
- Grasping/Handling
- Repetitive Hand Use
- Environmental/ Atmospheric Conditions
- Equipment Used
PROCESS
- Analysis and determination of essential job task functions.
- Measurements of weights, distances, heights, frequencies and positions.
- Evaluation of equipment, machines and tools used.
- Compilation of job task categories
REPORTING
- Readable format that accurately details the essential job functions.
- Digital photos of job tasks.
- Easily updateable electronic format.
