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New hire safety orientation

120 minutes 16 slides, 6 livepro Runs with Pro

A 2-hour safety orientation and site induction: 16 slides on rights, emergencies, PPE and reporting, a knowledge check on phones and a sign-off record.

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Safety orientation

Everything you need to go home safe, every day

Title

In short

A safety orientation, or site induction, prepares new workers to work safely from day one: their rights, site hazards, emergency procedures, PPE, chemicals and how to report problems. This kit gives you a 2-hour agenda, a 16-slide training presentation, a six-question knowledge check on phones and a signed orientation record.
Time
2 hours
Slides
16, 6 questions
Includes
Agenda, deck, sign-off record
Plan
Pro

Updated October 4, 2026

What's in the kit

  1. 1Safety orientation
  2. 2If something looks unsafe, stop and tell someone. You will never get in trouble for it here.
  3. 3Your rights
  4. 4Your responsibilities
  5. 5If the alarm sounds
  6. 6Emergency steps
  7. 7PPE on this site (replace)
  8. 8Chemicals: read before you use
  9. 9Reporting
  10. 10The fire alarm sounds. What do you do first?Finish the task · Stop and leave by the nearest safe exit · Go back for your phone · Wait to see if it's a drill live
  11. 11You see someone else's lock on a machine you need. What do you do?Remove it carefully · Ask a coworker to remove it · Find the person or your supervisor · Use a different key live
  12. 12Where would you find out how to handle a chemical safely?Ask a friend · Its safety data sheet · Smell it · Search online live
  13. 13You nearly got hit by a forklift, but no one was hurt. Should you report it?No, nobody was hurt · Yes, as a near miss · Only if it happens again · Only if a manager saw live
  14. 14A job looks unsafe and your supervisor isn't around. What can you do?Do it anyway · Stop and wait for help · Ask a new starter to do it · Do it quickly live
  15. 15Where is our assembly point? (replace)Main car park · Front gate · Loading dock · Canteen live
  16. 16Go home safe. Every day.

The agenda

By the end of this meeting, every new starter knows their rights, the site's hazards, what to do in an emergency, how to use their PPE and how to report a problem, and has signed off.

120 min · 10 blocks, drawn to scale Fits exactly
  1. Welcome: what's your experience on sites like this?, 5 minutes 5
  2. Your rights and responsibilities, 10 minutes 10
  3. Site rules and hazards: walk through the site map, 20 minutesInfo 20
  4. Emergencies: alarms, exits, assembly point, first aid, 15 minutes 15
  5. PPE: what, when, and how to check it, 15 minutes 15
  6. Chemicals: labels and safety data sheets, 10 minutes 10
  7. Break, 10 minutes 10
  8. Reporting injuries, near misses and hazards; stop-work authority, 10 minutes 10
  9. Knowledge check on your phones, 15 minutes 15
  10. Questions and sign-off, 10 minutes 10
0306090120 min
  1. +0′Welcome: what's your experience on sites like this?How much experience do you have in this kind of work? One word.5 minCheck-in
  2. +5′Your rights and responsibilitiesTip: Present the deck. Say clearly that reporting a hazard or injury will never get anyone in trouble here.10 minInfo
  3. +15′Site rules and hazards: walk through the site mapTip: Use your real site map. Point out restricted areas, vehicle routes and where the biggest hazards are.20 minInfo
  4. +35′Emergencies: alarms, exits, assembly point, first aidTip: Play the alarm sound if you can. Name the first aiders and fire wardens in the room.15 minInfo
  5. +50′PPE: what, when, and how to check itTip: Hand out the PPE and have everyone put it on and check it, not just look at it.15 minInfo
  6. +65′Chemicals: labels and safety data sheets10 minInfo
  7. +75′Break10 minBreak
  8. +85′Reporting injuries, near misses and hazards; stop-work authority10 minInfo
  9. +95′Knowledge check on your phonesTip: Six questions in the deck. Go through every answer, especially ones the room gets wrong. Retrain on those before sign-off.15 minInfo
  10. +110′Questions and sign-offTip: Each new starter signs the record in the follow-up. Keep it with their training file.10 minWrap-up

The follow-up email

Subject

Safety orientation record: ______

Please keep this record with each new starter's training file.

SAFETY ORIENTATION AND SITE INDUCTION RECORD

Site: ______  Date: ______  Delivered by: ______

Topics covered (tick each)
[ ] Worker rights and responsibilities
[ ] Site rules, map, restricted areas and vehicle routes
[ ] Emergency alarms, exits and assembly point
[ ] First aid and first aiders
[ ] PPE: issued, fitted and checked
[ ] Chemical labels and safety data sheets
[ ] Lockout/tagout awareness: never remove someone else's lock
[ ] Reporting injuries, near misses and hazards
[ ] Stop-work authority
[ ] Knowledge check completed and answers reviewed

New starter | Job | Knowledge check reviewed | Signature | Date
______ | ______ | [ ] | ______ | ____
______ | ______ | [ ] | ______ | ____

Trainer signature: ______
Follow-up training needed: ______

How to run it

  1. 1Replace the PPE, emergency and assembly point slides with your site's real details, and use your actual site map.
  2. 2Hand out PPE during the session and have everyone fit and check it themselves.
  3. 3Run the knowledge check on phones, go through every answer, and retrain anyone on the questions the room got wrong.
  4. 4Have each new starter sign the record in the follow-up, and keep it with their training file.
  5. 5Follow up on the job: a supervisor walk-round in the first week catches what a classroom can't.

Questions people ask

What should a new hire safety orientation cover?
Worker rights and responsibilities, site rules and hazards, emergency procedures, first aid, PPE, chemical labels and safety data sheets, lockout/tagout awareness and how to report injuries, near misses and hazards.
What is a site induction?
The safety briefing every worker gets before starting on a site, covering its specific hazards, rules and emergency arrangements. In the UK, the CDM Regulations 2015 expect construction workers to receive a suitable site induction.
How do you check that new hires understood safety training?
Ask scenario questions, review every answer with the group, retrain on anything missed and record the sign-off. Then check again on the job in the first week.

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