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Pre-task plan

Pre-task plan: today's work, today's hazards

The pre-task plan is what a good foreman does in their head every morning. Writing it down is what turns it into something the crew can follow and the company can show.

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In short: A pre-task plan lists the steps of today's job with the hazard and control at each step, done before work starts. It's the daily form of a job safety analysis. The obstacle is always the same: nobody has time to write it. Describing it out loud takes two minutes.
Hazards and controls are filled only from what you say. If a field comes back empty, nothing was said about it — that's the honest result, and you can type it in.
Job Safety Analysis

Task:
Location:
Date:
Prepared by:
Reviewed by:
StepHazardControl
Crew signatures — I have read and understood this analysis
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What goes on it

The task and location. Who's on it. The steps in order. For each: what could hurt someone, and what we're doing so it doesn't. PPE required. What to do if something goes wrong. Who prepared it and the crew's confirmation.

Daily means fast

A pre-task plan that takes twenty minutes to fill in doesn't get filled in. Describing the job out loud — the way you'd brief the crew anyway — and having it structured for you is the difference between a plan that exists and one that doesn't.

The crew has to be able to read it

Reading it aloud in English to a crew that reads Spanish is half a briefing. Deliver it in the language they read, get a confirmation on their phone, and you have both the briefing and the record.

How it works

  1. Talk it in. Walk through the job out loud, in whatever language you think in.
  2. Get a clear routine. Tiendo structures it into steps, safety notes and checkpoints, then translates it into your team's language — numbers and times kept exact.
  3. Your team reads and confirms. Post a QR code or hand a new hire one link. They read it on their phone and tap "read and understood."
One routine, every language your team speaks: EspañolKreyòlTiếng ViệtالعربيةPolski中文

Questions operators ask

What is a pre-task plan?
A short document prepared before a specific job listing the steps, the hazard at each step, and the control — the daily form of a job safety analysis.
How is a pre-task plan different from a toolbox talk?
A toolbox talk is a general safety topic for the crew. A pre-task plan is specific to today's task on this site. Many crews do both: the talk for awareness, the plan for the job.
Who fills out a pre-task plan?
Usually the foreman or lead, with the crew reviewing and confirming before starting.
Can I do a pre-task plan in Spanish?
Yes. Tiendo produces it from a spoken description and delivers it in the languages your crew reads, with a confirmation back.

Two minutes, out loud.

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