Pre-shift safety huddles

The pre-shift huddle is the highest-leverage safety moment of the day: the crew is together, the work has not started, and nobody is committed to a shortcut yet.

What to cover before the shift

The day's scope and who is doing what, the specific hazards that scope creates, changes since yesterday (weather, other trades on site, equipment), and the one thing that would stop work if it appeared.

Coordination is the hidden value

Most struck-by and caught-between incidents involve two crews who did not know what the other was doing. The huddle is where that gets said out loud.

Keep the start time

A huddle that delays the shift gets shortened, then skipped. Check-in running in parallel with the talk means documentation costs no additional minutes.

Attendance you can prove

A signature proves somebody wrote a name. An Arkvos check-in records the worker's photo, GPS coordinates, and a SHA-256 timestamp at the moment of scan, tied to that specific talk.

No app, no account, about 90 seconds

Workers scan the QR code the supervisor displays and check in from their own phone's browser. Nothing to install, no password to forget, and the record is complete when the last worker scans.

Frequently asked questions

What should a pre-shift safety huddle cover?

The day's work and assignments, the specific hazards it creates, what changed since the last shift, and the conditions that would trigger stopping work. Coordination between crews on the same site is often the most valuable part.

How do I document pre-shift huddles?

Document what was covered, who attended, when, and where. Arkvos records the talk content and each worker's verified check-in — photo, GPS, sealed timestamp — so the documentation is created during the talk rather than reconstructed afterward.

How much does Arkvos cost?

$349 per month, unlimited workers. No per-site fees, no tiers, no hardware. Free 14-day trial, no credit card, for teams from 10 to 100,000 workers.

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