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JSA Template (NZ) — Job Safety Analysis / Task Analysis

Name: JSA Template NZ
Brand: OH Consultant
SKU: NZ-TA-JSA-000
Price: 99.00 NZD
Availability: InStock
Author: OH Consultant

The generic template the rest of the line is built on: blank forms plus two fully worked examples, with the step-hazard-control structure and the hierarchy-of-control field that most blank JSAs leave out.

⚖️GRWM Regs 5–7 mapped

👷Reviewed by OH Professionals

✏️Editable .docx

NZD 99

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Search for a JSA template in New Zealand and you get two things: a blank grid with four column headings, or an Australian SWMS with the branding changed. The blank grid leaves you to invent the method, which is why so many completed JSAs list "be careful" as a control. The Australian document cites a regulation that has no New Zealand equivalent. This template is the third option — the structure written out properly, in New Zealand terms, with worked examples showing what a usable JSA actually looks like.

Blank templates produce weak controls

Given an empty control column, people write "take care" and "use PPE". A hierarchy-of-control field forces the question of whether the hazard could have been designed out instead.

Steps are too coarse to find hazards

A task broken into three steps hides the hazards. The guidance shows how far to break a task down before the analysis starts producing real findings.

The document is written, then ignored

A JSA developed away from the crew and handed over gets signed, not used. The sign-on and pre-start structure is built around the crew being in the room.

Who this is for

Any trade needing a task-level document: The generic form, when your task is not covered by one of the trade-specific JSAs in this line.
Businesses standardising their own JSA format: Adopt one structure across every task so completed JSAs are comparable and reviewable.
Main contractors: Issue as the accepted site format so incoming subcontractor JSAs arrive in a consistent shape.
Anyone handed an Australian SWMS: The New Zealand replacement, with the terminology and legislative basis corrected.

If your task is one of the trades covered specifically, that version comes pre-populated with the hazards and steps and will save you more time.

All Task Analysis / JSA templates →SSSP templates →Risk Assessment Template →

What's inside the template

Word — 16 pages (forms + 2 worked examples + guidance) · Formats: DOCX

Section 1 — Task and scopeTask, site, date, crew, plant and equipment, duration, permits required, interfacing trades.
Section 2 — Competence and trainingWhat the task requires, and confirmation each person holds it.
Section 3 — Step-by-step analysisThe core grid: step, hazard, who is exposed, control, hierarchy level, residual risk, responsible person.grwm 5
Section 4 — Hierarchy of control referenceThe Regulation 6 levels with examples, so the control level field is applied consistently.grwm 6
Section 5 — Interfacing tradesWho else is affected, and how the overlapping duty is coordinated.hswa 34
Section 6 — Emergency arrangementsTask-specific response — rescue, isolation, first aid, and who is called.
Section 7 — Pre-start checkWhat has changed since the JSA was written: conditions, crew, plant, adjacent work.grwm 7
Section 8 — Crew sign-onEvery person who does the task signs, with a line confirming they contributed rather than merely received it.
Section 9 — Review and close-outWhat actually happened, what differed from plan, what changes for next time.
Worked example A — Working at height on a residential roofA complete JSA showing step granularity and control selection end to end.
Worked example B — Angle grinder cutting in an occupied buildingA second example with dust, noise, ignition and public interface.
Appendix A — Blank JSA formPrint-ready, single task.
Appendix B — JSA registerRunning log of JSAs held, tasks covered and review dates.
Appendix C — How far to break down a taskThe guidance that determines whether the analysis finds anything.

Compliance checklist

HSWA 2015 ss.30, 34, 36 · GRWM Regulations 2016 regs 5–7

A Job Safety Analysis is not a named statutory document in New Zealand — unlike an Australian SWMS, no regulation requires one by that name. Its weight comes from the duties it discharges, and from the fact that main contractors and prequalification schemes treat it as the expected evidence that a high-risk task was thought through before it started.

GRWM reg 5Identify hazards that could give rise to reasonably foreseeable risks to health and safety→ Step-by-step breakdown — hazards identified against each step rather than for the task as a whole
GRWM reg 6Eliminate risks so far as is reasonably practicable; otherwise minimise by substitution, isolation, engineering, then administrative controls, then PPE→ Control column — every control declares its hierarchy level
GRWM reg 7Ensure control measures are effective and maintained so they remain effective→ Verification and pre-start review sections
HSWA s36Primary duty of care — ensure health and safety so far as is reasonably practicable→ Residual risk assessment and the sign-on record
HSWA s34Consult, cooperate and coordinate with other PCBUs where duties overlap→ Interfacing trades section — who else is affected by this task and how it is coordinated

How this template compares

The most common alternative in New Zealand is an Australian SWMS with the branding changed. It is worth being precise about why that is a problem.

Feature	Blank JSA form	AU SWMS relabelled	OH Consultant JSA (NZ)
Cost	$0	NZD 25–60	NZD 99
Legislative anchor	None stated	AU WHS Regulation — no NZ equivalent	HSWA 2015 + GRWM Regs 2016
Task steps pre-drafted	No — you write them	Australian work sequences	NZ work sequence, editable
Hazards pre-populated	No	Sometimes	Yes — per step
Hierarchy of control level per control	No	Rarely	Required field
Interfacing trades / overlapping duties	No	No — different provision	Section on s34 coordination
Pre-start and sign-on record	Signature line	Signature line	Sign-on plus pre-start change check
Correct document name for NZ	Yes	No — SWMS is not an NZ instrument	Yes — JSA / Task Analysis

Reviewed by OH Professionals

Written and reviewed by the occupational health and safety team at OH Consultant. These are drafted as New Zealand Job Safety Analyses, not as Australian SWMS with the terminology swapped. That distinction is substantive: a SWMS is an instrument created by Australian WHS regulation for high-risk construction work, with prescribed content and a statutory trigger. New Zealand has no equivalent provision, so a document presented as a "NZ SWMS" is citing a requirement that does not exist here.

Legislation referenced

Frequently asked

What is the difference between a JSA and a Task Analysis?+

Nothing substantive — they are two names for the same instrument, and New Zealand uses both. Site Safe material tends to say Task Analysis; a lot of contractors say JSA. Some businesses also say JSEA or Task Hazard Analysis. If a main contractor asks for a Task Analysis and you hand them a JSA in this format, it will be accepted.

Is a JSA the same as a SWMS?+

In substance they do the same job — break a task into steps and assign hazards and controls to each. In law they are not the same. A SWMS is an Australian instrument required by Australian WHS regulation for high-risk construction work, with prescribed content. New Zealand has no equivalent provision, which is why the NZ convention is Job Safety Analysis or Task Analysis. If a supplier is selling you a "New Zealand SWMS", they are selling you an Australian document.

Is a JSA legally required in New Zealand?+

Not by name. What is required is that you identify hazards under GRWM Regulation 5, apply controls in the hierarchy order under Regulation 6, and keep them effective under Regulation 7. A JSA is how those duties are discharged at task level, and main contractors and prequalification schemes ask for it as a matter of course.

How does this relate to my SSSP?+

The SSSP is the project-level plan covering how health and safety is managed across the whole site. Job Safety Analyses sit underneath it — one per higher-risk task. On a typical job you have one SSSP and several JSAs, and the SSSP indexes them.

Who should complete and sign it?+

Someone competent in the work, with the crew who will actually do the task involved in developing it rather than handed a finished document. The sign-on section records that involvement, which is the part that distinguishes a JSA that was used from one that was filed.

How often does it need reviewing?+

Before each use, at minimum as a pre-start check for anything that has changed — different site conditions, different plant, different crew, weather. The pre-start section exists for that. A full review is warranted after any incident involving the task, or when the method or equipment changes.

Can I edit it for my business?+

Yes — it ships as an editable .docx with a single-buyer licence covering use across your own business and its projects. It is a starting point that reflects standard practice for the task, not a substitute for assessing the specific job in front of you. It is not licensed for resale or redistribution as your own template product.