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Safety Meeting Ideas

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Coming up with interesting and educational safety meeting ideas can be challenging when you don't know where to begin. Hence, you should read the following article to find some helpful weekly, monthly, or quarterly group meeting topics and find the information you're searching for...


Safety at workplace is a priority for every organization. Regardless of where you work, on a construction site or in an air-conditioned office, the employees need to keep themselves safe at all times. Which is why, holding safety meetings at different settings such as corporate offices, construction sites, educational facilities, professional organizations, and/or retail stores is an important part of running an organization. The audience, your employees, need to be informed on essential topics and issues that will make sure they are aware of the proper security information and tips while at work. Used as an educational tool for the employees, regular safety meetings can increase awareness for them, regardless of organization. The meetings can highlight safety issues, promote preventive techniques which need to be carried out, and prepare them for any unforeseen or unanticipated emergency situations.


We all know that safety is important and its significance has become an essential part of many companies' policies. Also, educating the employees about the various types of meeting ideas can be used to demonstrate an understanding on why safety and emergency situations can't be taken lightly. As more and more organizations are becoming aware of this necessity, the employers need to take proper measures as well. Whether you hold a one-time formal event which covers the basic safety guidelines or wish to hold monthly/quarterly events, there are many different safety topics for meetings you can choose from. In the following section, we have put together certain topics that are common in many companies.


Health and Safety Meeting Ideas

Of course, before the meeting(s) begin, every time you will have to inform everyone about the same. You can begin with a little bit of advertising, at first. No, we are not asking you to place an advertisement in the newspaper or anything. We want you to let your employees know what the topic(s) of discussion will cover, info about the place and timing. Perhaps the meeting concerns the organization itself, any recent national occurrences, the environment (global warming and how your company wishes to go green), or any other situation which requires attention; a thorough knowledge about the topics should to be disclosed so that everyone is on the same page. You don't want people to attend the meeting thinking about some subject(s) and later turning out to be something entirely different. To find out which subjects of discussion can the meetings be on, go over the following industrial and construction topics.



Why follow safety policies
How to apply safety regulations
How to apply new safety regulations
Investigating incident and accident at work
Safety patrol and audit findings
Use of eye and ear protection
Avoiding hand and foot injuries
New plant's risk assessment
Working around electricity and automated machinery
Regular testing of pressure vessel
Preparing a safety book for each department
Confined space work environment
Reporting of accidents at work
Safety procedure during construction
Encouraging a drug-free workplace
Always being open to advice and suggestions on safety
Identifying hazards at workplace
Working under pressure
Avoid slips, spills, trips, and falls
Proper use of fire extinguisher
Procedures for fire safety
Reporting near miss incidents/accidents
Safety procedures near swimming pool
Reading/understanding safety data sheet
Handling compresses gas cautiously
Controlling chemical exposure
Preventing workplace violence
How to handle hazardous material
Encouraging safety training programs
Implementing hazardous material symbols/labels
Keeping a sign-in sheet for employees to sign everyday
Devising safety rules, training, and evacuation plans
What topics to include in safety meetings
Steps to take in case of fire
Steps to take in case of power failure
Steps to take in case of an earthquake
Steps to take in case of hurricanes
Steps to take in case of tornadoes
Steps to take in case of burns
Steps to take in case of back/neck injuries
Steps to take in case of choking
Steps to take in case of blood-borne pathogens
Steps to take for stress management
Steps to take in case of asbestos exposure
Steps to take in case of bomb threat
How to do vehicle inspections
How to do an on-site inspection
Have employees be certified in CPR
Use of correct footwear
What to do when another building is on fire
Distributing emergency contact numbers at all times
Information on emergency response teams
Information on emergency response training
Information on how to act during an emergency
What to do in case of airborne contaminants
Travel safety tips
Bottom line: Be careful at work and go home safely


Since you have already informed the participants about the safety topics, via advertisement, you can also prepare handouts to be distributed during the meeting as well. This way, your employees will have a reminder of what steps, tips, and precautions need to be carried out for sound workplace safety. It is important that you also mention that in case there are any doubts, questions, and/or concerns, whom they can go for further information.


Most often than not, the meetings are somewhat concentrated on how heavy equipment and automated machines are handled and operated properly. However, the decision to hold meetings on specific topics for your employees will depend completely on you or the organization. Be sure to cover as much ground as possible. If you (employer or supervisor) are responsible for coming up with interesting topics to discuss at such meetings, what better way to begin than holding regular meetings that have some or all the above mentioned ideas in them.


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