Regularly scheduled, weekly safety meetings make sense: they’re a simple way to help prevent loss by reaching those who have the most to gain – and the most to lose – by addressing potential safety issues before they become problems. But why a meeting? Employee meetings:

• Encourage safety awareness by fostering an exchange of ideas in an environment where they’re not so easily ignored.
• Get employees actively involved, demand feedback and get everyone thinking about safety.
• Motivate employees to follow safety procedures and are ideal for demonstrating the proper use of equipment and techniques.
• Can nip safety hazards in the bud by pinpointing minor hazards before an accident happens.
• Introduce workers to new safety rules, equipment and preventive practices and also reinforce existing rules, policies and procedures – along with the reasons behind them.
• Provide vital information on accident causes and types, what the company is doing to prevent them and the role employees play in that prevention.

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