This document provides guidance for construction supervisors to give safety talks to their crews. It recommends that supervisors remind crew members that while safety efforts are made, taking personal responsibility for safe behaviors like avoiding horseplay, using proper tools and equipment, and following safety rules is important. It also suggests engaging the crew in a discussion about specific actions each person can take to work safely, such as always wearing protective gear and not taking unsafe shortcuts. Asking crew members to share examples of safe actions they have taken recently can help reinforce the safety message.

1. Construction Safety Talks
Watching Some Things To Know Before You Give Your Talk.
Out For As supervisor, you need to understand that you can't watch all
Yourself your people all the time. You must identify those people and jobs
in your area of responsibility that are most difficult to observe.
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Be prepared to tell your crew that although much effort goes into
providing them with a safe place, much of the responsibility for
working safely falls on them.
How This Talk
Applies To My During the meeting:
Crew:
• Remind them that taking chances, engaging in horseplay,
using the wrong tool, not wearing personal protective
equipment, and not following safety rules are largely
decisions they make themselves.
• Explain to them that everyone in the company is interested
in their safety. However, others can't be looking out for
them all the time.
• Emphasize that following safety rules and wearing personal
protective equipment only when someone is watching is
going to result some day in an injury.
Try This For Show And Tell!
Ask the group what each one of them can do to better provide for
their own safety. The discussion should include use of personal
protective equipment, not taking unsafe shortcuts, use of
equipment guards and eliminating horseplay. 100% use of seat
belts and requiring others to do so in their personal cars is an
example.
Questions You Can Use To Get Them Talking:
• I'd like each of you to mention one thing you have done
recently to make this a safer job.
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The illustrations, instructions and principles contained in the material are general in scope and, to the best of our knowledge, current at
the time of publication. No attempt has been made to interpret any referenced codes, standards or regulations. Please refer to the
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