In incident investigations, the information from change analyses and JSA should be applied to which document?

• A. Incident investigation reports
• B. Marketing materials
• C. Compliance certificates
• D. Production schedules

Answer: (A)

Change analyses examine what changed in a process, equipment, or method and what safety implications those changes might have, while a Job Safety Analysis (JSA) breaks down a task to identify hazards and the controls before work. When an incident occurs, incorporating the insights from both sources helps explain how changes or task-related hazards contributed to the event. Those findings, evidence, and recommended corrective actions are then captured in the incident investigation report, creating a complete record for learning and preventing recurrence. The other documents—marketing materials, compliance certificates, or production schedules—serve different purposes and don’t capture incident causation or corrective actions.