Tailgate meetings can help employers meet their responsibility to ensure all workers are trained to work safely. Our guides cover a variety of road safety topics. They save you preparation time by providing a meeting outline that includes tips and information to share with staff. The guides also include a form you can use to easily record the details of the meeting.
How they help
Tailgate meetings are 5-minute to 10-minute discussions with employees. They focus on a specific workplace hazard. Meetings are usually held at the beginning of a work shift and can be formal or informal.
The meetings help create a safe work environment by:
- Supporting open communication
- Teaching best practices
- Identifying areas of improvement
- Reminding employees of an organization’s policies and expectations
How to hold a tailgate meeting
The goal is to ensure employees understand and follow the steps needed to manage road safety risks. Employers or supervisors usually lead the conversations, though a knowledgeable worker can do it too.
To help make meetings successful:
- Schedule them for a regular time.
- Devote each one to a single topic that’s relevant to your employees.
- Use our toolbox meeting guides as your outline.
- Use real-life examples, diagrams, videos, and anything else that can help make your point.
- Encourage crew participation by inviting discussion, asking questions, and encouraging employees to share personal experiences.
- Keep a record of each meeting.
- Follow up on any questions or actions raised by your staff.
Tailgate meeting guides
Tailgate Meeting Guide
Use this guide to lead a discussion with employees about the risk of driving in reverse.
Tailgate Meeting Guide
Use this guide to lead a discussion with employees about driving safely in foggy conditions.
Tailgate Meeting Guide
Use this guide to lead a discussion with employees about safe driving tips for wet roads.
Tailgate Meeting Guide
Use this guide to lead a discussion with employees about steps they can take to help avoid crashing when snow is on the road.
Tailgate Meeting Guide
Use this guide to lead a discussion with drivers about keeping themselves safe in winter conditions.
Tailgate Meeting Guide
Use this guide to lead a discussion with employees about 5 tips for safer driving when roads are icy.
Tailgate Meeting Guide
Use this guide to lead a discussion with employees about their road safety responsibilities when driving for
work.
Tailgate Meeting Guide
This guides provides tips for safely driving in intersections, where about 60% of all crashes reported to ICBC occur.
Tailgate Meeting Guide
This guide reminds drivers that safe driving habits and properly adjusted mirrors are needed to help them see hazards on the road.
Tailgate Meeting Guide
Use this guide to lead a discussion with employees about adapting their driving for winter roads and weather.
Tailgate Meeting Guide
Use this guide to lead a discussion with employees about how to get their vehicle winter-ready for their own safety.
Tailgate Meeting Guide
This guide helps employees identify and avoid aggressive driving behaviours.
Tailgate Meeting Guide
This guide explains how collisions with wildlife put drivers at risk for injury and cost the employer money.
Tailgate Meeting Guide
This guide helps drivers understand that distracted driving is more than just using their phone.
Tailgate Meeting Guide
This guide can help drivers understand what to do if their vehicle hydroplanes.
Tailgate Meeting Guide
Setting up and taking down a Cone Zone can be one of the most dangerous parts of roadside work. Use this guide to help keep you and your co-workers safe.
Tailgate Meeting Guide
This guide can help employees change their driving behaviour around large trucks.
Tailgate Meeting Guide
Use this guide to explain employee safety responsibilities when using a personal vehicle for work purposes.
Tailgate Meeting Guide
Use this guide to lead a discussion with employees about anticipating and safely responding to winter road conditions.
Tailgate Meeting Guide
These tailgate meeting guides cover 8 different winter driving safety topics, from winter tire specifications to driving in poor weather conditions.
Tailgate Meeting Guide
Use this guide to lead a discussion with employees about winter tire laws and the types of tires that meet the requirements.
Tailgate Meeting Guide
Use this guide to lead a discussion with towing and recovery workers about when traffic control is required during their work, and what they need to do.
