Employee Safety Meetings

This month, we asked members about their company safety meetings ... how often they hold them, how long the meetings last, and what materials they use for sharing safety information, etc. If you have additional ideas for surveys for CRA members, please email CRA at Info@CalRental.org.

1. What type of rental business do you have?
General Rental: 69% (11 responses)
Party Rental: 19% (3 responses)
Both: 12% (2 responses)

2. How do you provide safety training for your employees? (Select all that apply.)
Tailgate Meeting: 75% (12 responses)
YouTube videos: 31% (5 responses)
Flyers: 25% (4 responses)
Video/DVD: 37% (6 responses)
Paycheck Inserts: 25% (4 responses)
Other (please specify): 37% (6 responses)
1. 4th Wednesday Workshop, bi-weekly safety meetings
2. Safety Meetings
3. Weekly Morning Meetings
4. ARA Safety Shorts streaming video
5. Scheduled Online classes throughout the year
6. As needed on either new equipment or situations that need to be addressed.

3. How often and how long are your safety meetings?
How often are your meetings:
Daily: 0% (0 responses)
Weekly: 56% (9 responses)
Monthly: 31% (5 responses)
Quarterly: 12% (2 responses)
How long are your meetings:
Less than 1 hour: 100% (16 responses)
1 - 2 hours: 0% (0 responses)
2 - 4 hours: 0% (0 responses)
Longer than 4 hours: 0% (0 responses)
Additional comments:
1. In addition, monthly reviews and office persons' meetings.
2. Bi-weekly.
3. Quarterly, longer meeting too.
4. Meeting details are emailed to all employees prior to the meeting for them to review, including web page and video links. This helps shorten the actual physical meeting time.

4. Do you provide meals during your meetings?
Yes: 6% (1 response)
No: 94% (15 responses)
Additional comments:
1. Snack or meal.
2. Sometimes a quick snack.

5. When do you hold your Safety Meetings? (Select all that apply.)
Before business hours: 19% (3 responses)
During business hours: 81% (13 responses)
After business hours: 12% (2 responses)
Other (please specify):
1. Quarterly meeting is after hours, not required to attend and a meal provided.
2. Beginning of shift on Mondays.

6. On a scale of 1 to 5, how knowledgeable do you feel about the safety procedures related to the equipment you handle in your daily tasks?
1: 0% (0 responses)
2: 0% (0 responses)
3: 0% (0 responses)
4: 47% (7 responses)
5: 53% (8 responses)
4.5 Average Rating
Additional comments:
1. 4-5.
2. Can always learn more.
3. Continuous training on new equipment. Safety shutdowns after a good catch notification.

7. Do you have any suggestions for future training/safety videos we can provide?
1. Youtube has thousands of very good training videos. It would be a great value if links to these videos were corralled and organized into a single point of access like the CRA website.
2. Trailer hookup, stump grinder and chippers, dump trailers too.
3. Chainsaws, Stump Grinders
4. Branch Chipper inspection and safe usage.
5. Cribbing and blocking, lifting, and yard security

8. Additional survey comments
1. Thanks for having a focus on safety. Some of us have lost friends and co-workers by doing what we engage in every day.