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SAFETY MOMENT, NOVEMBER 24

Secure the site, then check it when you return

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Safety moment, November 24

Secure the site, then check it when you return

Thanksgiving week packs a lot into a few days: a short work week, a push to finish, long drives, big meals and late nights. Each one can pull your focus away from the job or the road. A few minutes of planning can keep the holiday about family and food, not an emergency.

SAFETY MOMENT

November 24

The hazard

Thanksgiving week packs a lot into a few days: a short work week, a push to finish, long drives, big meals and late nights. Each one can pull your focus away from the job or the road. A few minutes of planning can keep the holiday about family and food, not an emergency.

The action

Before you leave, put away tools and materials, lock up equipment, and cover or guard holes and open edges so nobody wanders into them. Shut off heaters that nobody will be watching. When work restarts, walk the site first, because conditions can change while you are away. Construction safety programs must provide for frequent and regular inspections of job sites, materials and equipment by competent persons (29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2)). (29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2))

ASK THE CREW

What has to be secured on this site before we leave for the holiday?

From the talk: Thanksgiving safety. Read it in full, free, with the questions and the sign-in sheet.

HOW TO USE IT

How to give a safety moment

  1. Gather the crew where they work, before the shift or the meeting starts. Read the hazard out loud.
  2. Ask the question and let two or three people answer. What they say about their own work counts for more than what you read.
  3. Name the action and point to one place on today's job where it applies, so everyone knows what to do differently.
  4. Write the date and the names on a sign-in sheet.

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