Tailgate meetings

Contractors should conduct periodic safety meetings for their employees and subcontractors. These meetings generally review health and safety issues but environmental issues such as waste management or spill prevention can also be addressed. Informal tailgate meetings can be held daily, and... 

Tailgate meetings usually take about. supervisor or crew member. 

You take responsibility for the safety of others when you give safety talks at tailgate meetings, join safety committees, and praise each other for safe practices. 

What steps will be taken to prevent similar injuries (e.g.. Accident was discussed with crew at weekly safety tailgate meeting.)... 

Condueting tailgate safety meetings and maintaining attendanee logs and reeords... 

In addition to the required training, the SSAHP stated that all employees must participate in tailgate safety meetings at least once per week or before starting a new job or work task. 

Signed copies of all tailgate safety meeting reports... 

A communication tool used to inform workers about health and safety requirements for the tools, equipment, materials, and procedures they use every day, for apartieu-lar job, or how to deal with specific problems on site. They do not replace formal training. A safety talk is usually five minutes in duration. See also Safety Meeting Tailgate Safety Meeting Toolbox Safety Meetings. 

A complete and detailed rundown of all the rules and regulations for trench and excavation safety would be far too lengthy to tackle in a tailgate safety meeting. But the following are a few points to remember. (For specific regulations, refer to the OSHA standard referenced above.)... 

Informal reporting is when near miss incidents are reported verbally without filling in the form or online report. This could be an employee who tells his supervisor about a safety deviation. It could involve an employee telling another employee about a certain situation. Observations discussed at safety meetings and tailgate safety sessions would fall into the informal category. 

Are tailgate safety meetings being conducted daily ... 

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