January Technical Webinar/Meeting

Ian Bertmaring – Intel’s JHA Process

Presentation Title: Employee Involvement in the JHA Process

Brief Abstract 

Job hazard analysis can be a pivotal program that anchors the safety culture and safety activities for an organization.  A fully supported JHA program enables those doing the work to be owners in the process and implementation of improvements.  Who better to lead and find risks than the people doing the hands-on work?  Supporting the area based JHA teams are a JHA program group and EHS.  Like with many safety programs, the effort needed to get things going can be high at the start.  However, as it matures so does the culture, and the resources needed to sustain it decrease and adjust to a support model.    The return on investment is not only seen in safety aspects, but also in other areas of business that are not typically captured.   In this session, I will discuss the structure, implantation, and learnings that will help improve or set a framework for your JHA process.

3 learning objectives that participants will have

An example of how a successful JHA program is structured

Understanding of how to balance compliance/audit with identifying potential hazardous situations

Ideas related to evaluation frequency and feeding learnings forward to achieve continuous improvement in a JHA program

Brief personal Bio

Ian Bertmaring, MS, CPE, has been an Ergonomist for 17 years and with Intel for the last 12 years at the Ocotillo site in Chandler, AZ.  Currently he supports over 12,000 employees and 4 factories with a focus on manufacturing ergonomics.  With an everchanging site developing leading edge technology, the scope provides an unlimited risk potential to mitigate.  He has led and developed several JHA, Synergy, and manager/employee safety/ergo culture programs.  He holds both Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech.

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