EFFECTIVE SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETINGSYAWAR HASSAN KHAN

INTRODUCTION

YAWAR HASSAN KHAN

ASSISTANT SAFETY OFFICER- ACL

How often do safety committees meet

• Some once a month and some more often

When committee meeting should be held

• It’s most effective if the safety committee conducts a meeting immediately after the inspection

What happens in an effective safety committee meeting• Discuss findings • Ensure identified hazards are reported to responsible

supervisors or managers • Analyze findings and discuss their possible rootcause• Make recommendations to improve safety programs

Purpose of safety committee meeting• To bring management and labor together

Preparing for the meeting• Chairperson preparation• Recorder must be trained• Prepare the agenda and keep it brief• Prepare the meeting room

Best practices to run a safety committee

meeting

• Thank every one for coming

• Call the meeting to order

• Note attendence

• Introduce visitors

• Review ground rules

• Review meeting minutes

• Review agenda topics

• Discuss unfinished business

• Review observations of conditions and behaviors

• Evaluate incident and accident report

• Receive safety committee status reports

• Conduct safety committee training / education

• Conduct a safety inspection

Handle problem situations• Disagreement• conflict

Evaluate • Meeting process and outcomes

Improve• Meeting process

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