Supervisory Safety Leadership
Best Safety Practice # 11
Safety Committees:
Regularly meet,
established agendas
& minutes published
Think safe. Act safe. Be safe.
Departmental Best Safety Practices
Active Safety Committees
• Used a defined format
– Attendees
• Supervisors (rotating),
• Employees
• Safety Coordinator
– Published agenda and minutes
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Set meeting frequency
IIPP program content & implementation
Investigate Injuries/Illnesses YTD
Safety Inspections
Hazard Assessments (i.e. JSA’s)*
* JSA = Job Safety Analysis
Think safe. Act safe. Be safe.
Safety Committee Meetings
Example Meeting format
EXAMPLE SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING FORMAT
Note: Meetings scheduled on “Outlook calendar” with agenda attaché and last meetings minute (Departmental Safety Coordinator solicits input
and then writes the agenda and records the minutes).
Date: ________
RE: 1st Quarter 2009 Safety Committee Meeting
Attendees:
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Management Representative
Department Safety Coordinator or alternate
Employee representative(s)
Absent:
AGENDA:
- Review of Last Committee Meeting Minutes
- Further follow-up action ?
- Review of last quarters injuries & Illnesses
- Injury or Illness Cause
- Preventative Action
- Review of Outstanding Injury Prevention safety-related work orders
- Monthly Safety Training topics and safety training progress YTD
- Planned “Safety Huddle” topics (EH&S Safety Nets)
- Review of last quarters Safety Inspections and Job Hazard Safety Analysis
- Action Items for next quarter
- Any other safety items ?
- Meeting minutes drafted by DSC and distributed
- Solicitation of next quarter’s agenda
Think safe. Act safe. Be safe.