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Safety — the example

Nothing you do today is more important than going home.

Saw Time Safety puts the pre-task plan on the phone your crew already carries, drafts the first pass with AI, and makes every man think the job through before the first cut. Signed by the crew. Filed at the office. Built to train a fleet, not to fill a binder.

We don’t want your guys filling out papers on autopilot. We want to train them to think.

Safety first is not a poster on the trailer wall. It is a habit, and habits are built one morning at a time. Every day this app puts the questions in front of a man in his own words, and every day he answers them before the first cut. Do that for a season and it builds 360-degree awareness on the site and real safety habits that stick. Done right. Done safe. And at the end of the day, home.

Step 1 · 5:50 AM · in the bay

Walk it. Talk it.

Truck #7 is parked at the job and nobody has pulled a cord yet. Danny opens Safety, taps New pre-task plan, then taps Talk the walk and says the job the way he’d tell the crew. The phone listens; nothing leaves it. These are his words, exactly as they landed in the box:

Step 2 · 5:52 AM Live

The sheet drafts itself. The crew makes it theirs.

One tap, and his words come back as the sheet’s rows: six steps in the order he’ll do them, each with its real hazard and the action that controls it. Nothing he didn’t say or that a cutter wouldn’t know follows from it. He said other trades, so the first step is talking to them. He said cords, so they go up off the wet floor with the connections kept dry, because the saw runs on 480 and there is no GFCI to hide behind. He said water, so the silica and the slurry are handled. He never said permit, so the permit line stays empty. Then the phone makes him read every line and fix what’s wrong. That’s the training: not a lecture, a question, every morning, until thinking it through is just how the day starts.

Step 3 · 5:55 AM

Then the questions nobody gets to skip

Twenty-three of them, in the crew’s own words. His walk already answered some: he walked the area, he contacted the other trades, the area is congested with other crafts. Those come in filled. The rest he answers with a tap, and an unanswered question sits there until he does. Where’s the nearest eyewash — not “is there one,” where is it. If the scope changes after this, the sheet says it in capital letters: stop work, new plan.

Step 4 · 5:58 AM

Everyone signs. The plan locks.

Every man on the task signs on the phone — foreman, crew, safety if they’re on site. The foreman taps Complete and the plan locks like ink, stamped with the minute it happened. Nobody edits a signed plan. Not the foreman, not the office, not us. Two minutes later Danny punches onto the job and the saw starts.

Step 5 · At the office

It prints like the sheet on the clipboard

Two sheets, the way the crew has always known them: the walk-through and what the task requires, the steps-hazards-controls breakdown, and the zero-impact plan with the signatures. This one is Concrete Coring Company’s — a real Saw Time company, shown with their permission — so their mark sits on top, not ours and not yours. Print it, save it as a PDF, or leave it filed.

Plan for Zero Impact to Operations
ItemsSpecific LocationSpecific Mitigation RequiredRisk Matrix Level
Valves/Sample Ports/POC’s that extend beyond the last support clamp (i.e. IW POC’s)
PVC/PVDF POC’s
Valves/Handles/Dampers that can be bumped
Transmitters
MDA Tubing / Area Sensors
Twist Lock Receptacles
URW Drain
Keep items from air intake on abatement units and scrubbers
System “OFF” buttons
IW high point vents / POC’s
Sprinkler Heads
Main Electrical Disconnects
EMO’s
OFA line connections
Loose cables, flex conduit, high purity tubing
Other
Interruption to Production Assessment
Level 1-Administrative Measures
• Caution/Danger Tape; Signage; SM/Crew discussion about risk
Level 2-Temporary Measures
• Hard barricade installed to prevent damage or accidental shut off; Barricade removed at the completion of work
Level 3-Permanent Measures
• Permanent guards or barricades installed with appropriate approval and become part of the final installation
RISK CATEGORY
Level1Administrative
Level2Temporary
Level3Permanent
Place an “X” on Risk Number
I Have Read and Understand This Pre-Task Plan
Types of Hazards:
XPhysical
Mechanical
XElectrical
XChemical
Behavioral
Biological
XErgonomics
XOther: Silica (wet method)
Other
Other
General/Foreman:
Danny R.
Crew:
R. Fuentes
Crew:
Crew:
Crew:
Crew:
Safety:
Crew:
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Completed Wed 9/2 · 5:58 AM
CONCRETE CORING COMPANY
Concrete Coring Company
CONCRETE CORING COMPANY
Peoria, Arizona
PTP-20260902-0550
Wed, 9/2
PRE-TASK PLANNING WORK SHEET
Author:
Danny
Date:
Wed, 9/2
Contact Person Telephone #:
602-555-0142
Foreman/General Foreman:
Danny R.
PTT #:
14
Organization:
CONCRETE CORING COMPANY
Job #:
48112
IF AT ANY TIME THE SCOPE OF WORK CHANGES FROM THE PRE-PLANNED TASK, STOP WORK IMMEDIATELY AND NOTIFY THE APPROPRIATE OWNERS AND DEPT.’S.
Scope of Work:Line drill 2 × 5 openings through an 8 in. wall, chain saw the edges — other trades working in the area
SubcontractorCONCRETE CORING COMPANY
Specific Location:Bldg C · L2, east bayTool System/Equipment ID:Core drill rig · chain saw · water tank · vac
Be sure to ask the following when evaluating your work:
Have you walked your work area?Yes/No
Are there any barricading issues in your area to include above and below you?Yes/No
Are you working around live systems or equipment?Yes/No
Is hardening required before work starts?Yes/No
Have you identified all emergency equipment including fire extinguishers, eyewash/shower, and a working phone?Yes/No
Are you familiar with evacuation routes?Yes/No
Have you contacted the appropriate personnel for work involved?Yes/No
Has the work plan been coordinated with other crafts in the area? WORK THE PLAN IN PLACE.Yes/No
Is the work area congested with other crafts? If yes report to your supervisor and coordinate work schedules.Yes/No
Are shop drawings on hand and have been reviewed by Foreman or General Foreman?Yes/No
Are enough personnel assigned to this task to complete it in a safe and timely manner?Yes/No
Does this task require any special permits/procedures?Yes/No
Should the safety/SIPP department be involved in planning?Yes/No
Does this task require special training?Yes/No
Will weather conditions affect the safe completion of this work?Yes/No
Have all portable electric equipment/tools been inspected prior to use?Yes/No
Does the work require flushing or discharging fluids? If yes, a flush/discharge permit needs to be completed.Yes/No
Do you need to review an MSDS to proceed with this work?Yes/No
Does this task require disassembly of equipment?Yes/No
Are there adequate materials and tools to perform the job?Yes/No
Have employees been trained in the proper usage of PPE?Yes/No
Have employees been trained in the disposal of contaminated PPE?Yes/No
Have employees identified hazards within 10’ area of task and has it been documented on PTP?Yes/No
Check if any of the following are required?
SIPPXHand / Arm PPE
LO/TORespirator
Open FlameFull Body PPE
PVC GluingXKnee Pads
EEW PermitXBarricades / Signage
Fall Protection PPEConfined Space
XHearing PPEXAll Employees Reviewed
XEye / Face PPEMetatarsal Guards
LSS Yellow CardFlush / Discharge
Permit:           Interstitial / RMF Checklist
CUDL FormER, e-FIT, Fusion Proc.
COMMENTS: Are all permits current?
No permit required for this cut. Trades in the bay told 5:50 — saw runs 6:30 to about 11.
Location of nearest:
MSDS -
GC trailer, north gate
Phone -
Danny cell · GC trailer
Fire Ext. -
L2 east bay, column C-4
Eyewash -
L2 hallway, freight elevator
Shower -
L1 loading dock
Emergency # 911 · GC safety 602-555-0142
CONCRETE CORING COMPANY
Concrete Coring Company
CONCRETE CORING COMPANY
Peoria, Arizona
PTP-20260902-0550
Wed, 9/2
List Steps Required to Perform Task at Hand.HazardsRequired Actions to Eliminate or Control The Hazard
1)Walk the area and talk to the other tradesOther trades inside the cut zone; the noise surprises themTell them where and when, that it will be loud; keep them out of the cut line
2)Hang the cords up off the wet floor480 cords in water and slurry, trips, shockCords hung overhead, connections kept dry, cord and plug checked for nicks
3)Set the water to the bit and the bladeSilica dust; slurry on the floor is a slipWet cut the whole time, contain the slurry, squeegee as it spreads
4)Line drill the 2 x 5 openings, chain saw the edgesBit and blade contact, kickback, flying debris, noiseGuard on, both hands on the saw, bit and blade stopped before moving; glasses, gloves, steel toes, hearing PPE
5)Handle the cut piecesWall pieces drop or pinch; heavy liftsCut in sections a man can move, nobody under the piece, two men on the lift
6)Clean up and put the equipment awaySlips on slurry, back strain loading the rigVac and squeegee the slurry, wipe down the cords, two men on the rig, walk path clear
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PTP-20260902-0550 · Wed, 9/2 · Line drill 2 × 5 openings through an 8 in. wall, chain saw the edges — other trades working in the area
CONCRETE CORING COMPANY

Your sheet, your words. The questions, the checklist, and the zero-impact items come from the form your crew already uses — we set them up per company, and the wording is yours to change. A permit line reads whatever the site calls it. Nothing on the printed sheet names anyone but the company that owns it.

Step 6 · Filed with the day it belongs to

The plan, the punch, and the truck tell one story

At the office the plan files by week and by man, right beside the job ticket and the time card for the same day. And because the rest of Saw Time is watching the same morning, the story holds together without anyone telling it:

Safety saysThe rest of the day says
Pre-task plan completed 5:58 AM · 2 signaturesTruck #7 on site since 5:56 AM (Fleet)✓ signed on site
Scope: line drill 2 × 5 openings, 8 in. wallJob ticket 48112 · punched in 6:00 AM (Field Ops)✓ plan before the punch
Hazard: other trades in the cut zone · cords hung, trades toldTicket photo: cords overhead, bay taped off✓ control in the picture

Why that matters. When a GC, an insurer, or an inspector asks what your crew did before they started cutting, you don’t reach for a binder. You open the day. The plan was signed at 5:58 by two men whose truck was already parked at the address, two minutes before the first punch. Nobody has to remember it, because nobody had to.

Step 7 · The activity, not the day

One AHA, written once, used every day that work runs

A pre-task plan is today. An AHA — Activity Hazard Analysis is the work itself: write it once for wall sawing, or core drilling, or precast penetrations, and it covers every day that activity runs. It is the document a GC asks for before your truck is allowed through the gate.

Nine rows are already written, because they are the same on every one of your jobs. You write one: the task. That is what turns a six-page form into about fifteen minutes.

Already written for youYou write this
Project access and PPE The task step
e.g. “Core 4 in. holes through the 8 in. precast wall”

its hazards, numbered
rebar, conduit, PT cable or pipe in the slab · slurry · working at height

and what you do about each one
scan and mark before cutting · core catcher · STOP WORK on anything unexpected
Work area prep · silica · dropped objects
Heat illness · hot work
The walk before the cut · power tools
Clean-up

The crew signs it on the job, on one phone. Open the AHA, hand the phone round the circle, each man prints his name and signs on the glass. Five men takes under a minute, and every signature saves the second it is made — so the phone can move on to the next man without waiting, and nothing is lost if somebody walks off mid-way. The names and the dates print on the sheet.

An AHA stays alive. A pre-task plan is stone once it is completed — that is the point of it. An AHA is the opposite: if the plan changes, or after anything unexpected happens, you update it and brief the crew again. Every change is stamped with who made it and when, so “we revised it” is visible rather than quietly true.

Step 8 · The weekly talk

Toolbox talks, and who was actually standing there

Every GC asks for them and nobody enjoys writing them. Pick a topic, go through it with the crew, and they sign in on the phone while you are still standing in the circle — not back at the office from memory, three days later, in one handwriting.

On the sheetWhere it comes from
Silica — cutting and coringa topic you tap, or your own words✓
Wet cut · vac the slurry · nobody downwindthe points, ready to read out✓
Given by, job, date, emergency numbertyped per site — never a default✓
Four signatures, timedsigned on the glass, on the job✓

Closed out is closed out. Once the talk is held it cannot be edited — by anyone, including the office. That is what makes it worth something when a GC asks six months later.

Step 9 · Getting it to the GC

Print it, or send the file

All of them — pre-task plan, AHA, toolbox talk — print on your own letterhead and download as a PDF from the same screen. Because when a GC asks for your safety paperwork, nine times in ten he wants it emailed, and “print, then save as PDF” is not a thing anyone does on a phone standing on a slab.

Nothing on any of them names anyone but you. No other contractor, no site owner, no borrowed phone number. The emergency number is typed for the site you are on, every time — a crew on one job must never be handed another job's number.

Step 10 · In the man’s pocket, not in the binder

Safety data sheets, on the phone that is already on the job

The pre-task plan has a line on it for the nearest SDS, and on most jobs the honest answer is “a binder, in the shop, nine miles away”. That is no answer at all at the moment somebody has got coolant in his eye, or a GC is standing at the gate asking what you are using.

The office keeps the sheets — coolant, fuel, cutting oil, epoxy, whatever your crews open a can of — and every man can pull one up on his own phone in two taps. It opens as the manufacturer’s own PDF, so you can show it to a GC or read it straight to the medics.

Read only in the field, and that is the feature. Everything else in Safety is a document a man writes. This is the one he needs handed to him. Nobody but the office can add one or change one — and that is enforced in the database, not just hidden on the screen.

Nothing is ever deleted. When a sheet is superseded the new one goes on top and the old one is kept, so a plan written last year still makes sense when somebody reads it back.

Want your crews planning like this?

The plan drafts itself from the foreman’s own words, the crew signs it before the first cut, and it files beside the ticket with your logo on top.

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