Survey Results: Safety Meetings
1. How often do you have employee meetings?
Daily: 0%
Weekly: 40% (10 responses)
Monthly: 40% (10 responses)
Quarterly: 12% (3 responses)
Annually: 4% (1 response)
Other: (please specify) 4% (1 response)
- When needed
2. How long are your meetings?
15 Minutes: 56% (14 responses)
30 Minutes: 16% (4 responses)
1 Hour: 28% (7 responses)
2 Hours: 0%
Other (please specify): 0%
3. Do you serve food during the meeting?
Yes: 28% (7 responses)
No: 72% (18 responses)
4. Do you pay for Safety Meetings?
Yes: 71% (17 responses)
No: 29% (7 responses)
Additional comments (4 responses):
- They are at the store, all staff attends during business hours.
- We do time adjustments.
- 1 1/2, overtime.
- $15 flat.
5. How much do you pay employees for Safety Meetings?
- Hourly wage. (5 responses)
- We do it on company time, so their salaries.
- $15. (2 responses)
- Employees are on the clock.
- Overtime pay if needed.
- Time and 1/2.
- Have the during work time.
6. How much do you pay to put on Safety Meetings?
- $650/Quarter. (Includes 1 safety meeting each month, quarterly site inspection for OSHA, and yearly Safety Manual update.)
- $50.00 to $200.00.
7. Do employees watch Safety Videos individually?
Yes: 37.5% (9 responses)
No: 62.5% (15 responses)
8. When do your employees watch Safety Videos?
On company time: 95% (20 responses)
On their own time which they are compensated for: 0%
On their own time without compensation: 10% (2 responses)
Additional comments (2 responses):
- During orientation.
- We don't.
9. Do you have any creative incentive ideas? (5 responses)
- Wish I did!
- We give out Safeway gift cards, tickets to sporting events and cash prizes to employees with good ideas, who put safety first, and who do something above and beyond their regular duties.
- Bonus plans for safety and for onsite job performance.
- CRA should team up with manufacturer (Genie, JLG, etc.) to offer Aerial training school at Rental Rally or at least in CA somewhere.
- Bonuses.
Additional Survey Comment
Keep trying! Your efforts will benefit the membership and the industry though it may seem fruitless at the time.