Pre-job safety meeting form
Date
Time
Job and location
Meeting led by
Company or crew
Permit or work order number
A starting point. Adapt it to your equipment, your procedures and the rules that apply to you.Free template from portalbaseai.com
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A pre-job safety meeting form for the crew before the work.
Cover the job, what could hurt someone and who does what. Everyone on the crew signs. Print the sheet or save it as a PDF.
Also calledPre-job safety briefing, Pre-job meeting sheet, Job start safety meeting, Prejob form
Free to print, copy and change. It’s a starting point. Add the lines your equipment and your rules need.
How to use it
Three habits that make it worth filling out.
Step 1
Hold it before the work starts
Do it at the job, not in the truck on the way. Everyone who does the work is there.
Step 2
Talk, don't read
Go through the steps and ask the crew what they see that could go wrong. Write down what they say.
Step 3
Meet again when things change
A new crew member, a new task or a change in weather means a short second meeting and a new line on the sheet.
Do this on a phone instead of paper.
Fill out the pre-job meeting on a phone, with each crew member signing on the screen. It works with no signal and the record is kept for you.
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Common questions
- What is a pre-job safety meeting?
- A short meeting before the work starts. The crew goes through the job, the hazards, the controls, who does what and what to do in an emergency. Some sites call it a prejob, a tailgate or a pre-task meeting.
- Is this the same as a JSA?
- Not quite. A JSA breaks a job into steps and sets controls for each. This form covers the meeting itself. Many crews use both, and some sites accept one in place of the other. Follow your procedure.
- Who has to sign?
- Everyone who will do the work or be exposed to it, including visitors working with you. Late arrivals get briefed and then sign. Your company decides how long you keep the sheets.
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