Every field employee must attend a Toolbox Meeting each week they perform work. These are quick meetings, held at the beginning of each week that all Powerhouse Field Employees must attend. These meetings are led by the Crew Lead, but Project Managers share the responsibility to make sure they are completed on a weekly basis and properly recorded.
CREW LEAD INSTRUCTIONS
1. Start with any topic for the first week. Go in order by week, but if the topic doesn’t apply, skip to the next topic that is relevant to the project. Save a link to this webpage!
2. Read through the safety topic a couple times. Find examples of how the topic applies to the project. Use props if you can. Conduct the meeting in a quiet place before work starts.
3. Fill out the online Weekly Toolbox Meeting SignOff by clicking HERE. Have everyone that attended print and sign their names.
4. Or print off this form and submit it every week to your Project Manager.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTIONS:
- If the Crew Lead doesn’t use the online form, submit any manually signed off sheets to the safety director within the same week.
- Build these into your project manual.
- We can setup a custom goformz link that will send you a copy via email every time the Toolbox SignOff form is completed.
- Set reminders or use a task in Infinity to ensure your Crew Leads are conducting Safety Meetings.
- It is ultimately your responsibility that they are completed. Audits will occur throughout the year with consequences for those that do not implement.
TOOLBOX TOPICS:
- Falls General Protection & Awareness
- Lifting & Carrying Materials
- Lockout Tagout
- Ladder Safety at Construction Site
- Aerial Lifts
- PPE
- Forklift
- Hammer
- Hearing Protection
- Housekeeping
- Power Saws
- Protecting Your Hands
- Respiratory Protection and Safety
- Buried Utilities
- Drywall Safety
- Equipment Falling Objects
- Falls Through Holes
- Fire Safety
- Nail Guns
- Overhead Power Lines
- Preventing Pinchpoint Injuries
- Safety on walking working surfaces
- Spray Painting
- Step Ladders
- Inspecting and Caring for your Fall Protection System
- Asbestos
- Electric Power
- Eye Protection
- Falls Extension Ladders
- Hot Weather
- Jackhammer Safety
- Protecting Those Below During Overhead Work
- Shift Work
- Silica
- Vibration
- Wet Concrete
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Electric Cord Safety
- Falls Moving Equipment
- Handling Power Tools Safely
- Head Protection
- Housekeeping and Ladder Use
- Lead Exposure
- Manual Material Handling
- Recognizing and Preventing Onsite Violence
- Scissor Lift Safety Tips
- Three-point Contact to Prevent Falls
- Watch Your Step on Wet Surfaces
- Confined Spaces
- Electric Wiring
- Equipment Maintenance
- Avoiding Slips and Falls at the Site
- Machine Guards are for Your Protection
- No Extra Riders on Equipment
- Slips, Sprains and Falls
- On-site Hand Tool Safety
- Preventing Falls From Scaffolding
- Watch Out for Falling and Flying Objects
- Wet Weather and Work Surfaces
- Portable Fire Extinguishers
- Compressed Air Blowers