1. Important Elements of Conducting an Effective Tailboard Meeting
OSHA 29 CFR PART (c)

2. This training will cover:
OSHA Requirements
Employer Responsibilities
Employee Responsibilities
Tailboard subjects to Cover
Practical Application of Tailboards at the Work Site

3. OSHA Requirements: The Regulation
OSHA 29 CFR PART (c)
The employer shall ensure that the employee in charge conducts a job briefing with the employees involved before they start each job. The briefing shall cover at least the following subjects:

4. Job Briefing Elements Hazards associated with the job
Work procedures involved
Special precautions
Energy source controls
(Lock-out/Tag-out)
Personal protective equipment requirements (PPE)

5. EMPLOYER REQUIREMENTS

6. NUMBER OF BRIEFINGS
At least one before the start of the first job if work or operations performed during the work day are repetitive and similar.

7. NUMBER OF BRIEFINGS
Additional briefings are required if significant changes, which might affect the safety of the employees, occur during the course of the work.

8. EXTENT OF BRIEFING Brief discussion if work is routine however
More extensive if:
Work is complicated or particularly hazardous
And/or employee cannot be expected to recognize and avoid the hazards involved in the job

9. ADDITIONAL BRIEFING TOPICS
Work to be completed and associated work practices
Jobsite hazards
Work area limits
Emergency action plan
Personal protective equipment (PPE)

10. ADDITIONAL BRIEFING TOPICS Cont.
Crew members responsibilities
Voltage of line being worked
Minimum approach distance (MAD) that must be maintained
Any controls in place to reduce over- voltages, i.e., reclosing features, cut-out, use of PPE, etc.

11. ADDITIONAL BRIEFING TOPICS Cont.
Minimum number of insulation devises (rubber coverups, blankets, stick’s) needed to safely perform the work

12. ADDITIONAL BRIEFING TOPICS TO BE CONCIDERED:
Pertinent measurements
of the structure being
worked:
Distance from conductor to structure
Type of construction
Span Length
Phase separation

13. KEEP IN MIND Types of live line work method that will be used
Rigging loads that will be encountered
Line feed direction/nearest open point
Site safety, public safety, isolation

14. Don't Forget Identify worksite hazards Work rule compliance
Minimum number of insulators (rubber hose, blankets, sticks) to perform the job
CPR/First Aid- Rescue techniques

15. And finally………. Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs)
Crew member responsibilities
Documenting the job briefing

16. Question?? On a Three Man Crew
Who is the safety observer trained and proficient in the work being performed with the right to stop any job when an unsafe act is observed ?

17. OSHA’s View on Tailboards
Employer runs risk of citation if compliance officer finds, through questioning, that crew members do not agree on what was covered

18. OSHA’s View
If an accident occurs, documentation of job briefing becomes very important.

19. OSHA’s View
Job briefing documents are not required to be kept and may be destroyed upon completion of job at hand, BUT……

20. WORKING ALONE
An employee working alone need not conduct a job briefing.
Employer shall ensure that the tasks to be performed are planned as if a briefing were required.

21. DOCUMENTATION

22. SUMMARY
REMEMBER TO COVER THE FIVE SUBJECTS OUTLINED BY OSHA PRIOR TO THE START OF EVERY JOB

23. Tailboards: Hazards associated with the job Work procedures involved
Special precautions
Energy source controls (Lock-out/Tag-out)
Personal protective equipment requirements

24. IMPORTANT ELEMENTS of JOB BRIEFING’S (TAILBOARDS)
OSHA 29 CFR PART (c)
PROGRAM END