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Start-of-work meetingSafety

Every crew knows what lies ahead, and you can prove it

Start-of-work supports the meeting at the start of the work: the pre-job instruction when a job or phase begins, and the daily start at the beginning of a shift. The report with attendee list and signatures is your evidence for the client and for a VCA audit.

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Features

What you do with Start-of-work meeting

Agenda from a template

The standard template covers project details, risks from the project's risk assessment, a top 3, pictograms from the ISO 7010 set and the emergency responder on duty. Items can be discussion points, open questions or multiple choice.

Sign any way you like

Attendees sign on a tablet in the site hut, in the employee app or via a QR code on their own phone, even without an account.

Attendee check per person

For each attendee you see whether certificates are valid, the gate instruction was completed, training is outstanding and the subcontractor is approved. A red or orange label warns but blocks nothing.

Daily start alongside pre-job

Choose whether you hold daily starts: no, voluntary or mandatory. The look-back block shows the agreements from the previous daily start and the reports made since.

TRA briefing with the crew

Link the approved TRA and choose which parts to discuss from the agenda suggestions it provides. On completion, the version discussed is recorded.

Report with signatures

Type the report, dictate it or let AI suggest a summary that you save yourself. The report PDF is the document for the client, with any missing signatures stated plainly.

In practice

How it works

  1. 1

    Plan

    Create a new meeting, choose the work, the template and the attendees, and send a push notification and email invitation.

  2. 2

    Hold the meeting

    Go through the agenda item by item and record what was discussed and agreed. Starting the meeting fixes the agenda and records the address and weather.

  3. 3

    Collect signatures

    Attendees sign on a tablet, in the app or via the QR code. Anyone who was not there is marked absent, with a reason.

  4. 4

    Complete

    You can only complete the meeting once mandatory items are covered and, if you require it, all attendees have signed. After that the meeting is read-only.

In the employee app

In the employee app, employees see the Start-of-work tile with their meetings, view the agenda, sign digitally and read back the agreements later. Whoever leads the meeting goes through the agenda on their phone and starts today's daily start with one tap.

A selection of what AI does in Start-of-work meeting

AI helps you prepare and write up a start-of-work meeting, but you decide what goes on the agenda and into the report.

AI agenda proposal

AI suggests agenda items based on the project, the RI&E and earlier incidents on this job, and nothing is added unless you accept it.

AI summary of the report

AI drafts the report field from the items discussed and the agreements made, and it stays a draft until you save it.

Questions about your figures

On the AI tab you ask, for example, how many meetings were completed or where signatures are missing.

This is a selection of the AI capabilities in this module, not everything. AI suggests, you decide. Nothing is applied without your approval.

Standards and legislation

Where it helps you

BrydgeOne contains no text of the standards. Here you see which topics from standards and legislation this module helps you with.

VCA

The report with attendee list and signatures is your evidence in a VCA audit; in the standards framework you link the module to VCA sections 3 and 4.
ISO 45001

In the standards framework you link the module as a source of evidence to clauses 7.3 and 7.4.
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Works together with

Every module works on its own. Switch on more and they fill each other in automatically.

TRAThe crew discusses the TRA; the version is recorded Certificate managementThe attendee check verifies certificates and valid emergency response TrainingThe attendee check shows open and overdue training Gate instructionThe attendee check sees whether the gate instruction is valid Supplier managementThe attendee check shows the subcontractor’s status ActionsRed flags from the check become an action on completion Risk assessment & action planTop hazards from the risk assessment go on the agenda Incidents & reportsThe daily start reviews reports since the last meeting AutomationA completed meeting triggers automation rules Project logbookMeetings appear in the project timeline of the logbook Standards frameworkMeetings held count as evidence for standard clauses
Knowledge base

Read more about Start-of-work meeting

What is an LMRA? Last Minute Risk Analysis explainedAn LMRA is a short risk check you do right before the work, at the place where you are about to work. You check whether the situation matches what you expected and whether you can start safely. This article explains what an LMRA involves, when to do one and how to record it well. LMRA form: an example with questions you can use right awayAn LMRA form is a short checklist that you fill in on the work site itself, just before the work starts. Below is an example with nine questions you can use straight away, with advice on filling it in, what to do after a no, and whether to choose paper or a digital form. Applying for a permit to work: when you need one and how the process runsApplying for a permit to work means formally asking permission for work with extra risks, such as hot work, work in a confined space or work at height. Here you read when you need a permit, how applying, issuing and closing out work, and which checks belong beforehand. Safety induction for visitors and subcontractors: content, test and validityA safety induction for visitors and subcontractors is given before anyone may enter your site. You explain the rules and hazards, test whether it has landed and record who has had it. This article also covers the gate instruction, validity and registration.
Glossary

Terms related to Start-of-work meeting

LMRALast Minute Risk AnalysisToolbox talkToolbox talkWork start briefingWork start briefing
Frequently asked questions

Questions about Start-of-work meeting

Do I need a separate meeting for every phase?

You decide that in the settings: one meeting per project, or one per phase or work package, either typed freely or chosen from a fixed list of phases.

A subcontractor has no phone with them. Can they still sign?

Yes. Add them to the attendee list and let them sign on your tablet.

Does a mandatory daily start block the work?

No. If a mandatory daily start is missing after the set time, the project managers are alerted and it shows on the dashboard. BrydgeOne only blocks completing a record, never the work itself.

Does changing a template affect earlier meetings?

No. Once a meeting has started, its agenda is fixed. Changing the template later does not alter the evidence of earlier meetings.

Start small

Start with just Start-of-work meeting and expand when you want

You do not have to set up everything at once. Switch this module on, add other modules later and keep using the same data and the same app. BrydgeOne fits every organisation, from a small company to enterprise, and you only pay for what you switch on, from € 49 per month.

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Workplace inspectionsCarry out inspections with clear checklists. LMRALast-minute risk analysis before the job. Toolbox talksShare toolbox talks and record attendance. Hazardous substancesManage safety data sheets (SDS) and exposure. Skills matrixKeep skills and training up to date. Permit to workRequest, issue and close out permits for high-risk work, with checks up front.
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