The holidays are approaching, admins and employees are taking vacations, and if you're in an outdoor industry, the cold weather is probably making it tough to get work done. Before you shut down for the holidays, however, you'll need to make sure you've tied up your loose ends and have prepared for winter's elements. To make sure everyone leaving for the break and coming back to work is as safe and productive as possible, keep this checklist in mind during your holiday shutdown.

1. Your Holiday Shutdown
Checklist
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2. Outline Safety Policies
• Temporary employees need to know your specific safety
policies and procedures
• Experienced employees also need reminders from time to
time
• Explain, document and enforce the most critical safety
procedures:
• Lockout/tagout
• Transport and disposal of dangerous materials
• Proper use of harnesses, hardhats and other PPE

3. Ensure Access to Safety
Materials
• Employees need constant
access to policies and
procedures during the
dangerous winter months
• Temp workers may need
frequent reminders of your
unique policies
• Clearly display company
policies, materials safety data
sheets and other important
documents at each job site.

4. Clearly Display Warning Signs
• Warnings are particularly important in cold, slippery
conditions
• Different job sites may have unique hazards during the
winter
• Keep workers safe and reduce liability with clear warning
signs

5. Take Inventory
• The slow holiday season is the perfect time to take a full
inventory of your safety equipment
• Check all tools, heavy equipment and PPE
• Purchase needed replacement before the busy season
starts

6. Inspect and Repair Equipment
• Downtime also allows for a thorough
inspection of complex machinery
• Inspect, repair and replace worn
components on all motorized equipment
• Conduct similar checks for hand and power
tools

7. Check Safety Gear
• Inspect:
• fire extinguishers
• first aid kits
• other safety gear
• Restock all consumables

8. Conduct Safety Training
• Use downtime for additional safety
training for both temp workers and full-time
employees
• For employees working on winter jobs,
hold special sessions on staying safe in
the cold

9. Track Every Incident
• Year-round incident reporting will help you identify gaps in
your safety policies and procedures
• OSHA requires thorough reports of injuries and illnesses
• Make documentation faster and more efficient with
incident investigation and reporting software

10. About BasicSafe
BasicSafe is an internet based integrated approach to
managing safe work cultures and compliance with regulatory
requirements. Extensive programming based on proven
safety methodologies that target employee training and
information access are the backbone of the BasicSafe suite.
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