Educational And Interesting Safety Meeting Ideas

Numerous businesses and agencies have found themselves needing to have safety meetings in order to satisfy insurance purposes or strategies set by upper management. Unfortunately, those in charge of setting the agendas for gatherings sometimes lack safety meeting ideas that are relevant for their personnel. The following topics are purposeful for virtually any type of establishment.

Reporting of Accidents at Work

Anyone can have an accident at almost any type of work, so everyone needs to know how to report them – both to the company and when seeking medical attention. Notifying your supervisor, filing an incident/accident report, requesting a hospital or doctor’s office to bill workman’s comp, and so on are things many employees are not familiar with until it happens to them which is often too late for it to be done correctly. While you’re at it, teach them about how to seek medical attention as well; if someone has hurt their ankle, for example, they need to be driven to the hospital or have called an ambulance. The company doesn’t need the liability of them driving themselves.

Working Under Pressure

Most jobs are stressful in their own type of way. CEOs and upper management have the stress of millions or even billions of dollars resting on their shoulders with every move they make. Therapists and social workers have the mental health and well-being of their patients and the weight of their secrets and struggles and long hours weighing them down. Fast food and retail workers are on their feet hour after hour dealing with some of the most demanding and self-righteous people out there. When people get stressed, they get clumsy, they get short-tempered, they don’t always make the best decisions and altogether, they become less safe all-around. Meeting to discuss healthy ways of dealing with stress and pressure and really listening to employees can be educational for everyone.

Active Shooter Scenarios

Regrettably, it is necessary and appropriate for workplaces to now have meetings and even drills for what to do in case of an active shooter. If the personnel usually responsible for the safety meetings doesn’t feel knowledgeable talking about this subject, many local police departments have someone who will come out and do a training for free for your business. As scary as it sounds, your employees will feel more equipped and safe after a discussion like this than before and they will actually be much safer and better prepared.

These are just a few safety meeting ideas to get you started; get a few people together and brainstorm more that are specific to your working environment. Safety is an important topic and it’s great to be prepared.