Conducting an Effective Safety Committee Meeting

Conducing an Effective Safety Committee Meeting

When hosting a safety committee meeting, the committee chairperson should call the group to order, assign a member to take minutes and proceed with business.

The conventional order of business for a safety committee meeting is as follows:

1. Call to order
   • Attendance sign in
2. Review previous meeting minutes
3. Discuss any old or unfinished business
   • Review previously submitted recommendations
   • Update status on special assignments or any other pending old business
4. Analyze recent accidents/incidents
   • Review of recent accidents/incidents to include near misses
   • Summarize trends, including frequency, departments, activities, etc.
   • Conduct and review root cause analysis
   • Follow or assign corrective actions
5. Review safety inspections and recommendations 
   • Discuss and assign any corrective actions
6. Safety education
   • Propose opportunities for new training topics
7. Discuss new business
   • Review committee submitted safety suggestions and/or issues
   • Comment on new safety procedures, equipment, etc.
   • Invite a subject matter expert to speak on a specific concern, safety best practice, etc.
8. Schedule the next committee meeting
   • Determine action items and assignments
9. Adjournment