a. Work to be accomplished  
            b. Decide which forms to use (theirs or ours)   
            c. Put together a Communications plan 
            d. Put together an emergency action and evacuation plan 

     3. Assemble the work crew 

On the first day of the work party:

          a. go over the tailgate safety document

          b. Have every volunteer sign the field sheet to agree to the Liability Waiver, if under the age of 18,

               not accompanied by a parent or guardian, must have a "Permission to Treat” form from the

               parent or guardian, before the minor is allowed to participate in a trail work project.

          c. Divide up the work crews if multiple jobs are to be accomplished, determine if personnel have any

               physical limitations and assign work accordingly.  

          d. Ensure work crews each have a medical First Aid Kit, and someone has current CPR training. 

          e. Provide job briefings, use check list and attendance roster for each briefing. 

               Participants in volunteer trail work projects must provide a name and phone number for

               personal contact information. 

           f. Brief on the Job Hazard Analysis (JHA).                        

                 i.   Discuss PPE (Personnel Protective Equipment)                          

                 ii.  Discuss Communication Plan 
                iii.  Discuss Emergency and Evacuation Plans 

At the completion the work party:

           a. Return required forms desired by landowner.
            b. Fill in incident reports (If needed) and file with the President and the Safety Officer 

            c. Finalize all Field Sheets. If funding came from grants, turn in correctly completed Field Sheets to the

                 Grants Administrator

The documents referenced above can be found on the Forms and Documents Page.

Important Forms and Documents page, (also a printable page)

Safety for Work Parties (Printable Outline)