If you run a construction site, daily safety briefings (sometimes called "toolbox talks") aren't optional — OSHA expects them and your insurance carrier almost certainly does too. ShyftForce has a built-in briefing system: the foreman posts the day's topic, every crew member acknowledges it before they can clock in, and you get a dated record of who acknowledged what.
How a briefing day works
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- Morning of: a manager or foreman opens Safety and posts today's briefing — a short topic (e.g. "Fall protection near grid 3") and a details note with whatever the crew needs to know.
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- When a crew member goes to clock in, ShyftForce checks for any briefing posted in the last 16 hours they haven't acknowledged. If there is one, the clock-in screen shows it and asks them to acknowledge first.
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- They tap I acknowledge & clock in. We record who acknowledged, which briefing, and the timestamp — then complete their clock-in.
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- On the Safety page you see each briefing with a live list of who has acknowledged and who hasn't yet.
Writing the briefing
The topic and details are free text — write whatever fits today's site. A near-miss debrief, a JSA summary for a specific task, a weather note, an incident-driven retraining. Keep it short; the crew reads it on their phone at clock-in.
Who can post
Any manager-role can post a briefing. If you want it foreman-only (no office-based managers), create a custom role in Settings → Roles & permissions and remove the permission from the corporate role.
The paper trail
Every acknowledgment is stored with the member and timestamp, so if you're asked to show that the crew was briefed, the Safety page has the record per briefing. Acknowledgments stay attached to each day's briefing.