Debate among the crew: Pre-lift meetings or just wing it on site?

Last week on a job in downtown Houston, my foreman didn't call a pre-lift meeting and we nearly had a swing accident with a 12-ton beam. Three years ago, on a different crew, we spent 20 minutes talking through every step and never had a close call. So which side do you land on, do you need formal briefings or is experience enough to keep things safe?

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alice92816d ago

Same pattern I see everywhere, people skipping the boring prep and then acting surprised when things go wrong.

jenny_lane1215d ago

So you're saying it's better to spend all your time prepping and still get blindsided by stuff nobody could predict lol?