4.7.2 Initial Project Safety Orientation Meeting

The Project Safety Orientation Meeting is conducted jointly by the Project Manager and by the Site Superintendent at the very onset of the project. It can be its own stand-alone meeting, or it can be combined with an early Superintendent’s Meeting with all Carter & Carter and subvendor trade foremen.

The meeting must be given the complete attention by all project participants that it deserves. All subvendors will be required to participate. Attendance will be documented.

At a minimum, items to be reviewed at the meeting include:

1. All safety requirements of the Carter & Carter Contract, and the stated requirements of each vendor’s contracts and subcontracts.
2. Carter & Carter, project, and special rules as they relate to the specific project.
3. The jobsite utilization program, specifically with regard to arrangements for stored materials, proper materials handling, traffic, access, security, communication, etc.
4. Fire protection requirements and procedures; general consideration and specific “hot work” areas.
5. Evacuation procedures; alarms, routes, communication, personnel, etc.
6. Posting of all emergency phone numbers.
7. Designation of each company’s Safety Officer and Alternate; phone numbers, contact procedure, etc.
8. Identification of all jobsite personnel with any medical training. Issue of hard hat red crosses.
9. Review of required first aid and medical supplies; inventory of current jobsite supplies and necessary supplements.
10. Specific jobsite precautions with respect to protection of workers and protection of the public; temporary protection, fall protection, hard hat, safety shoes, gloves, eye protection, etc.
11. Jobsite security issues and arrangements; fences, site and field office area lighting, alarms, etc.
12. Notification to all Carter & Carter and subvendor participants that willful and/or repeated violations may be grounds for layoffs or ejection from the jobsite.
13. Notification of the expectation of regular participation in periodic safety meetings, and of the need for all trade foremen to periodically conduct their own Tailgate Safety Meetings and to immediately forward minutes of those meetings to Carter & Carter.