Frequently Asked Questions

No, you don’t need an account to make a purchase. Just select the item(s) you would like to purchase and continue through the purchasing / payment process.

Please call the office 888.665.3836 and we will walk you through the process of setting up your account. Or you may use the CONTACT US form to send us an email to let us know you are having issues signing in.

Sign into your account by selecting the ACCOUNT link at the top right portion of screen. Upon successfully login, the ACCOUNT web page will be displayed. Scroll down to the section titled ACCOUNT SETTINGS near the bottom. Please click the button CHANGE PASSWORD and follow the prompts.

When you sign into your account it will show your account history from July 2019 to present, if you placed the orders when signed in on the website. If you would like to know your history for orders placed through the mail or over the phone, please call our office at 888.665.3836.

If you have ordered Weekly Safety Meetings from us in the past, you are an Existing Customer and you would have received a Welcome Email with instructions to setup your account. If you are signing into our website for the 1^st time, you will need to define a security question and answer.  

Yes, you need to login to use the Online Library. You may either click on ACCOUNT or the Library at the top right corner of the Safety Meeting Outlines homepage to sign in.

Please click on the ACCOUNT link at the top right portion of screen. If you have ever ordered from us before, you are considered an Existing Customer and you would use your username and password and then set up a security question and answer. If you have not ordered or purchased from us before, you are considered a New Customer and you will be prompted to create a username and password.

It is not necessary to login to place an order on our website.

No. You can call us at 888-665-3836 with your order during regular business hours, 8am to 5pm (CT) Monday through Friday. You can also click here to print out an order form that you can fax to our office (815-464-0015) or mail with your payment.

For deliveries inside the 48 contiguous states: Regular shipping prices cover UPS ground service to the 48 contiguous states. Pocket Log Books, and some Standard Subscription Weekly Safety Meetings and Select Edition Subscription Weekly Safety Meetings also have the option of being sent by U.S. Mail.

• One Volume Log Books:
  $5.00/order plus $3.00/Log Book
• Two Volume Log Books:
  $5.00/order plus $7.00/set
• Pocket Edition Log Books:
  UPS - Delivery in 1-5 days - $5.00/order plus $1.50/Pocket Log Book or
  USPS Mail - Delivery in 12-17 days - $6.00/order for up to 10 Pocket Log Books
• Standard Subscription Weekly Safety Meetings
  USPS Postage $19.95/year for up to and including 6 sets
  UPS Shipping $53.00/year for 7 or more sets
• Select Edition Subscription Weekly Safety Meetings
  
  Monthly Delivery
  USPS Postage $19.95/year for up to and including 6 sets
  UPS Shipping $53.00/year for 7 or more sets
  
  All-at-once Delivery:
  UPS Shipping $17.83/year for up to and including 10 sets
  UPS Shipping for 11 or more sets please call the office
• S.A.F.E. Cards^® Sets including standalone waterproof case purchases:
  $10.00/order plus $4.00/set
• S.A.F.E. Cards^® Individual Categories
  $4.00 for every 10 categories. For example:
  $4.00 for 1-10 categories
  $8.00 for 11-20 categories
  $12.00 for 21-30 categories
  etc...

Express delivery options: Please call 888-665-3836 for details and pricing.

For deliveries outside the 48 contiguous states and outside the U.S.: Please call 888-665-3836 for details and pricing. (This includes AK, HI and PR.)

Each Weekly Safety Meeting is designed to train the crew. These are not “train the trainer” newsletters. Construction Weekly Safety Meetings and Manufacturing Safety Meetings help you train your employees - including direct, indirect, temporary and contractors. Your employees are the people at risk. They are the ones who have accidents, get hurt, and die. It’s your job to prevent those injuries and deaths; Weekly Safety Meetings can help!

Each Weekly Safety Meeting addresses a topic which is directly relevant to the hazards faced by construction and manufacturing workers. Topics range from the basics like PPE and first aid to more specific issues like concrete hazards, silicosis and steel erection. Click here for a current list of Construction topics. The superintendent can make a Safety Meeting more meaningful to the crew by discussing one or two site-specific issues and asking the employees for their comments and ideas.

If you are interested in selecting your own topics, then checkout our Construction Select Edition version of Weekly Safety Meetings. We also have Manufacturing Select Edition Safety Meetings too!

We rely on human expertise. Our Meetings are written by safety professionals and edited by professional editors. We only use human intelligence, never artificial intelligence. You won’t see a vague or over-generalized "AI Overview" from us. Our Spanish language Meetings are translated from our English Meetings and then proofread and reviewed by experts who are fluent in Spanish. We never use machine or AI translations.

Weekly Safety Meetings are written so that they are easy for you, the superintendent or foreman, to read to the crew. We translate OSHA’s technical jargon into everyday language, making it easier for your crew to understand the hazards and how to control them. After all, if the crew doesn’t understand, the training isn’t going to do much good.

You need to do very little preparation and each Weekly Safety Meeting should only take five to seven minutes plus any time you allot for discussion. This tool lets you train your employees and then get them back to work with minimal downtime. In addition, your Weekly Safety Meetings will be delivered one month at a time; conveniently reminding you to plan the next four or five Safety Meetings with your crew. We don’t let you forget to schedule time for safety.

Each year, our Weekly Safety Meetings topics change to provide you with the most up to date, relevant information. You may find the list of our previous year’s Construction meetings here and our  Manufacturing Safety Meetings here.

Occasionally, some e-mail applications place distribution e-mails in a "promotional" or "junk" folder (after an automatic update, for instance). If you find our e-mails in your spam folder, you can move the e-mails to your "inbox" and mark them as "not spam." Also, take the time to whitelist our domain safetymeetingoutlines.com with your e-mail provider.

All Safety Meetings for the current month are available in the Online Library. You may either click on ACCOUNT or the Library at the top right corner of the Safety Meeting Outlines homepage to sign in.

If you still can’t find the e-mail, our office staff will be happy to resend it.

It’s really important! In 2024, Hispanic or Latino workers made up 31% of the construction workforce in the U.S. That means that one out of every three workers on the jobsite might have Spanish as their first language. And according to data from 2023, 839 foreign-born Hispanic or Latino workers died on the job that year. Construction accounted for 37.5% of these deaths, with 315 fatalities. These stats highlight the urgent need for clear, accessible safety training in Spanish. The best Safety Meeting is the one that’s both informative and easy to understand.

Not necessarily! Maybe your Spanish-speaking workers are currently learning to speak and read English, but language acquisition doesn’t happen overnight. And hazards don’t care what language workers communicate in---a greasy floor doesn’t discriminate and will make anyone who walks on it slip or fall. Your employees will appreciate it when you meet them where they are, and train them with quality safety meetings in their first language.

Yes, there are! OSHA says that employers are responsible to provide safety training in a language and vocabulary workers can understand. Spanish-language safety meetings help you to comply with OSHA’s requirements for clear safety instruction. And even if your Spanish-speaking workers also speak English, it’s more effective to train them in the language they’re most comfortable using.

Whether you run a jobsite or a manufacturing shop, your employees are your most valuable asset. To ensure their safety, it’s critical that you conduct safety training in the language your employees will understand the best. With a growing Spanish-speaking workforce in the United States, safety training in Spanish is key to keeping your employees safe and healthy, and avoiding accidents, injuries, and deaths.

Yes! When employees fully understand safety procedures, they are more likely to follow them with confidence. What’s more, when you train workers in a language they understand, they’ll feel valued and respected, and will be more engaged at work and more committed to the company.

Absolutely! Here you go! Current statistics:

• According to The United States Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS), one out of every three construction workers is Hispanic or Latino.
• Fatalities in the private construction industry sector accounted for 37.5 percent (315) of the 839 foreign-born Hispanic or Latino worker deaths in 2023.
• Safety training is required by law. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration Act requires employers to offer training “in a language and vocabulary workers can understand.”

Regular, uniform records of your jobs provide several opportunities to increase your bottom line. Improved record keeping will lead to better project organization, a better understanding of the work and the costs, fewer hassles over disputed changes, and ultimately increased profitability.

Each page of the Construction and Maintenance Daily Log helps you record that day’s important events. There is a heading for each section so you keep consistent records. The log makes it easy to keep good notes so that you or your supervisors can maintain better records. You may find your completed log book to be an excellent estimating tool for bidding on similar jobs in the future. It can also help you save time by having your notes organized and together in one place.

The Construction and Maintenance Daily Log is a lower-priced and higher-quality product than similar log books. It has a specially sewn binding that allows the log to lie flat when it's open, so it's easy for you to write in it. The log is durable and will hold up well even after days and months of use on the jobsite.

The top of the daily page is dated with the month, date, and the first two digits of the year. First, you fill in the last two digits of the year and the day of the week. Then you begin your record keeping by making notes about the work performed that day, the weather, work force composition, and the topic of your Safety Meeting. As the day goes on, you may want to make notes on problems and delays, sub-contractor progress, equipment usage, and the material purchased. Don’t forget to sign the bottom of the page at the end of the day, and get signatures for changes, modifications, and changes to the day’s plan.

Safety Meeting Outlines has provided the construction industry with the original Construction & Maintenance Daily Log—the Green Standard Edition—since 1980. The Blue Expanded Edition is a two-page per day version of the same daily log. If you take lots of notes or need to make sketches, consider this edition. The left-hand page has the same format as the original, one-page per day book. The right-hand page has blank lines for extra notes and a grid section for sketches. The Pocket Edition, first published in 2008, allows you to keep your Log in your pocket. Ideal for smaller and shorter jobs, this Log Book features numbered but not pre-dated pages, allowing you to use multiple pages per day if necessary.

While we don't customize pages, if you choose to create your own sheet you may wish to include notes on the work performed that day and any problems or delays. What was the weather? Who were the sub-contractors and how much progress did they make? What was the topic of the Safety Meeting? Be sure to note what material was purchased and what equipment was rented. If you are required to submit mileage, this would be a good place to note that. It may help to note the amount of time certain pieces of equipment were in use. Was extra work necessary? Who authorized it? How much will it cost? Get appropriate signatures throughout the day.

We specialize in log books for the construction industry and currently do not carry log books for other trades. Please contact our office if you have an idea for a product that you think will fit with our line of product and services.

• For Logos: only digital artwork can be accepted, in .gif, .jpg (jpeg), or .tif (tiff) file formats. E-mail your artwork to art@safetymeetingoutlines.com. Include your company name, your name, your phone number and the number of Daily Logs you would like imprinted in your e-mail message. We will call you to confirm your order.
• For Logos: the artwork must be black and white with no grays or other colors. Black areas of the artwork will be reproduced in gold on the cover of the Daily Logs; white areas will be the color of the cover of the book. See our custom imprint gallery for examples.
• For Logos: the imprint on the Daily Logs will be the same size as the image in the artwork file.
• For Text: Your wording will be imprinted in a font to match the title on the Log in a font size appropriate for the size of the Log.
• Location for Logos & Text: your artwork or text will be imprinted on the front cover of the Daily Logs. It will be horizontally centered on the text of the title; the bottom edge of your artwork or text will be about one inch above the bottom edge of the cover. Long text may appear on two lines.
• The spine (bound edge) of the Daily Log cannot be imprinted.
• Imprinted Daily Logs are not returnable for any reason other than manufacturing defects. All imprint orders must be pre-paid in full.
• No sample proof will be provided.
• Allow eight (8) days in addition to normal transit time for delivery of your Daily Logs starting when we receive your artwork or text.
• Safety Meeting Outlines, Inc. reserves the right to refuse to imprint artwork which it, in its sole discretion, determines is inappropriate or could reflect poorly on, or adversely affect Safety Meeting Outlines, Inc. or any of its brands.

Construction & Maintenance Daily Logs are printed, bound, and manufactured right here in the United States, just south of Chicago. They’re bound and printed on sustainably-sourced paper at a small, family-owned facility that’s been in business for 50 years.

Knowing that they will have to take a quiz on the material covered in the Weekly Safety Meeting makes employees more accountable for the information. They pay closer attention during the Safety Meeting, and learn more. Additionally, you can demonstrate that the employees are learning, rather than simply attending the Safety Meeting.

Reading the Quiz questions aloud may help with employees who are poor readers. If the employee speaks Spanish, we have a Spanish version of each Quiz available. Currently, Weekly Safety Meetings and Quizzes are only available in English and Spanish.

No. Quizzes are part of Premium Membership, but Standard Subscription holders can add Quizzes to their subscriptions for a small charge. We know that some of our clients who have purchased Standard Subscriptions want to be able to evaluate their employees. We aren’t printing Quizzes on paper, but they will be available through our website. Call our office to add Quizzes to your account.

No. Quizzes and answer keys are not available by mail. Standard Subscription clients can access the Quizzes through our website. If you have a Standard Subscription and would like to use Quizzes, we will provide you with a password to access the Quiz portion of our website where you’ll be able download the Quiz questions and the answer keys. Call our office to add Quizzes to your account and get your username and password.

If you have a Premium Membership, there is no charge for Quizzes. Quizzes are an added benefit of your Premium Membership. If you have a Standard Subscription, the cost for Quizzes is based on the number of copies of Weekly Safety Meetings you receive. Quizzes cost $30 for each copy of the meetings that you purchase. For instance, if you buy 2 copies in English and 1 copy in Spanish, the cost for Quizzes would be $30 times 3, or $90.

Our pricing policy bases the charge for Quizzes on the total number of Weekly Safety Meetings that are purchased by your company. If we currently send you 10 copies of the Weekly Safety Meetings, you’ll be charged for 10 uses of the Quizzes.

Yes! Quizzes and Answer Keys are available for the Safety Meetings in the Construction Online Library. They are currently not available for the Manufacturing Library.

No, you can simply ignore the Quizzes if you don’t want to use them.

Currently only Quizzes and Answer Keys are available for the Construction Weekly Safety Meetings.  They are not available for Manufacturing Safety Meetings at this point in time.

There are 100 professional-quality S.A.F.E. Cards^® in a set.

You just need a minute or two because S.A.F.E. Cards^® are super easy to use.

Topics range from General Safety and Accident Prevention to more specific issues like Electrical or Chemical hazards or even Heavy Equipment. Click here for a current list of S.A.F.E. Cards^® topics.

No. S.A.F.E. Cards^® are different from Safety Meetings that are meant to be read aloud to a group. These cards are designed for quick, on-the-spot training. Use them before your people start a new task or after a near-miss. Use them to spark discussion during downtime when you’re waiting for a delivery.

Yes, of course! S.A.F.E. Cards^® are intended to be used differently and they complement each other. Generally, the Weekly Safety Meetings will take 7-10 minutes (a little longer if you use the Quizzes) and you’ll gather signatures and get back to work. S.A.F.E. Cards® are a great way to reinforce safety when you have a few minutes of downtime. Use them when you have the attention of one or more of your people and you want to address a specific hazard or safety concern.

You certainly could! S.A.F.E. Cards^® are small, so you can choose two or three and tuck them into your shirt pocket in the morning. Then during the day, take one out when there’s a chance for an impromptu Safety Moment. Some of our customers use S.A.F.E. Cards^® every day as a kick-off to the morning meeting. Starting the day with a quick safety routine reinforces the culture of safety on the jobsite and keeps your people on track for the rest of the day.

That’s up to you. The goal of a Safety Moment is to integrate safety education into your daily activities. Safety Moments are meant to be a quick and easy way to provide clear, concise, easily-understandable safety information. If you want to document your training, we have a couple forms here that will help. We’re big fans of documentation. If you are too, check out our Daily Log Books.

S.A.F.E Cards^® aren’t a replacement for documented safety training. They are a tool you can use to help build and reinforce a culture of safety on the jobsite. They’re not designed to replace your Weekly Safety Meetings but to keep safety on the minds of your people, so they make good choices and make it home in one piece at the end of the day.

• Choose a card that relates to the tasks your crew is doing today or one that addresses an ongoing safety issue.
• Use them to back up your safety policies.
• Ask your people if they have topics they’d like to have addressed.
• Grab a card on General Safety, Accident Prevention or Fire Prevention if you want to spark safe thinking, but don’t have a specific issue you need to train on.