What's at Stake

Whether you call it safety coaching or a preshift meeting, you may need to talk to your co-workers about safety and why safety is a cooperative effort.

What's the Danger

Lives could depend on everyone working safely, so you need to share information on how to avoid injuries and you need to keep people aware of their safety habits. It takes courage to tell fellow workers they are doing something unsafe or even to "talk up" safety, but you might prevent a serious incident.

Example

Chris found it difficult to discuss safety with a co-worker who used unsafe work practices and stated, […]