Fouled Anchor Safety
The work order
The scene is written up as a job: who is there, what they are doing, and the steps it takes. Then each step gets its hazards.
FAS-01 / Video series / MHA
Video series · made with JHA Rapid
Movie Hazard Analysis
Every scene • Every risk • Stay alert • Stay alive
Famous movie scenes, run as if they were real work orders. Each short puts one scene through a full Job Hazard Analysis: the job steps, the hazards, the controls, and the risk before and after. The explosions get the attention. The JHA finds the hazard everyone missed.
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26Operator’s guide
How to read an episode
Initial risk
Each step is scored as the scene presents it, before any controls, on probability × severity. The highest step sets the band: Low, Medium, High or Critical.
Controls, in order
Controls follow the hierarchy: elimination, substitution, engineering, administrative, then PPE. In this series, the control that moves the risk most is often the plainest one: don’t start the job.
Residual risk
The score after the controls. When it barely moves, the JHA is telling you the job can’t be made acceptable as planned — and that is a result, not a failure.
Want to see the matrix? Rate a hazard on the JHA Rapid page with the same ANSI/AIHA Z10 and MIL-STD-882E matrices the app uses.
For trainers
A 30-second toolbox talk
Every episode runs about half a minute and ends on a lesson that transfers to real work. Use one to open a safety meeting.
1 · Play the scene
Everyone knows the movie. Nobody has seen it as a work order.
2 · Ask the crew
What would you stop first? Which hazard does nobody in the scene notice?
3 · Compare with the JHA
Open the episode page for the steps, controls and the real-work takeaway — and, where it’s posted, the full JHA as a free PDF.
Operator’s notes
Common questions
N-01What is Movie Hazard Analysis?
A short video series that treats a famous movie scene as if it were a real work order. Each episode runs the scene through a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA): the job steps, the hazards in each step, the controls, and the risk before and after those controls.
N-02Where do the risk scores come from?
From the JHA itself. Each analysis is generated in JHA Rapid, and every hazard, control and risk number shown in an episode comes from that document. Nothing is invented or rounded for effect.
N-03What do initial and residual risk mean?
Initial risk is the hazard as the scene presents it, before any controls. Residual risk is what is left after the controls in the JHA are applied. When the two numbers barely move, that is the lesson: the controls available were not enough, and the job should be changed or not done.
N-04Why do some episodes use RAC numbers?
Those episodes are scored on MIL-STD-882E, the military system safety standard JHA Rapid uses for military work. Its Risk Assessment Code runs the other way from a civilian matrix: a lower number is worse (1 High, 2 Serious, 3 Medium, 4 Low, 5 Negligible).
N-05Is this real safety advice?
It is commentary and hazard analysis of fictional scenes as depicted. The lessons carry over to real work, but the underlying JHAs are AI-assisted and are not compliance documents. Any JHA for real work must be reviewed by a qualified safety professional who knows the site.
N-06Can I use an episode in a safety meeting?
Yes, the videos are free to watch and share from YouTube. They make a quick opener for a toolbox talk: play the scene, ask the crew what they would stop first, then compare their answer with the JHA. Many episode pages also offer the full JHA as a free PDF to hand out.
N-07Are you affiliated with the films?
No. Each episode is commentary on a fictional scene. There is no affiliation with any film or its rights holders.
N-08How often do new episodes come out?
A new Movie Hazard Analysis comes out every week on YouTube and LinkedIn. Subscribe on YouTube to catch each one, or check back here.
Make your own
Run your job through JHA Rapid.
Every episode’s analysis was generated in JHA Rapid. Describe your task and get a structured draft — steps, hazards, controls, initial and residual risk — ready for your review. Free to download on iPhone and iPad.
