Safety Toolbox Talks

Safety Talks with Tips

All Industries

• Safety Talks to use in your Workplace
  http://www.safetyline.wa.gov.au/resources/Talks.html (WorkSafe Western Australia)
  >  Take 10 @ 10 safety topics - Take 10 minutes at 10.am in your workplace to talk about safety from Worksafe Western Australia.

• Safety Meeting Outline Library
  http://www.sbic.com/smodex.html (SeaBright Insurance Company)
  >  Safety meeting outlines are provided by SeaBright Insurance Company, addressing a variety of industries and safety and health topics.

• Updated Toolbox Meeting Guides from WorkSafe BC - Personal Protective Equipment
  http://www2.worksafebc.com/Portals/Construction/ToolboxMeetingGuides-Topic.asp?ReportID=34366 (WorkSafe Online - Workers' Compensation Board of BC)
  >  WorkSafe BC providesRegular updates to their toolbox meeting guide collection. This link takes you to newest toolbox meeting guides on PPE.

• Updated Toolbox Meeting Guides from WorkSafe BC - Hazardous Materials
  http://www2.worksafebc.com/Portals/Construction/ToolboxMeetingGuides-Topic.asp?ReportID=34699 (WorkSafe Online - Workers' Compensation Board of BC)
  >  WorkSafe BC providesRegular updates to their toolbox meeting guide collection. This link takes you to newest toolbox meeting guides on Hazardous Materials.

• Your Health and Safety at Work: Instructor’s Guide to the Modules
  http://www.itcilo.it/english/actrav/telearn/osh/guide/gumain.htm (ILO)
  >  The International Labour Organization (ILO) provides this detailed instructor’s guide to teaching health and safety in the workplace and the accompanying 11 modules on topics such as chemicals, noise, ergonomics and more.

• Safety Meeting Presentations
  http://www.ncsu.edu/ehs/www99/right/training/meeting/index.html (NCSU)
  >  Thirteen safety presentations on general industry safety topics are provided by NC State University and are designed for use in safety meetings. Each presentation is in dialog format with instructional tips.

• Eye Safety Tool Box Talk – Instructor’s Guide
  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/eye/toolbox-eye.html (NIOSH)
  >  This tool box talk on eye safety, as provided by NIOSH, provides an instructor’s guide and background information on eye safety. It may be supplemented with other materials and samples of the eye protection available at your work site. This discussion is expected to take ~15-30 minutes or more and involve discussion with workers.

Construction

• Added Mar OR-FACE Toolbox Talk Guides
  http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/research/centers-institutes/croet/outreach/or-face/publications/toolbox-talk-guides.cfm (OR-FACE)
  >  OR-FACE has developed Toolbox Talk Guides to address one of the most common worksite hazards in the State and Nation - construction falls. The first four toolbox talk guides can be downloaded here.

• New WorkSafe BC Toolbox Meeting Guides: Overexertion (drywall, flooring, masonry, concrete)
  http://www2.worksafebc.com/Portals/Construction/ToolboxMeetingGuides-Topic.asp?ReportID=34590 (WorkSafe Online - Workers' Compensation Board of BC)
  >  Three new toolbox talks have been added to the WorkSafeBC collection. Their simple format helps supervisors to encourage safe work practices.

• Toolbox Meeting Guides - Mobile Equipment
  http://www2.worksafebc.com/Portals/Construction/ToolboxMeetingGuides-Topic.asp?ReportID=35808 (WorkSafe Online - Workers' Compensation Board of BC)
  >  WorkSafe BC provides toolbox meeting guides for a variety of jobs and tasks. The meeting guides on this page address working with mobile equipment.

• Safety Meetings Designed for a Roofing Business
  http://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/resources-links/roofers-safety-information.asp (Roofers Coffee Shop)
  >  Safety Meetings designed for a Roofing Business. With our compliments please print out these pages and use this valuable resource to help your company reduce accidents and comply with federal regulations. (These instructions are provided as guidelines only, and are not intended as a substitute for local, state or federal regulations). Each month we will add another meeting.

• Construction Tool Box Talks - A year's worth of weekly safety meeting subjects
  http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/Topics/AtoZ/ToolBoxTalks/default.asp (Washington Department of Labor and Industries)
  >  Topics included here are intended to help in having a viable Safety Committee by providing a quick reference guide to build on to accomplish both these important tasks. The materials provided here are provided with the permission of Contractors Insurance Service, Inc. and Mr. Ned Devereaux.

• Tailgate Training for California Construction Workers
  http://www.lohp.org/publications/construction_safety.html (LOHP)
  >  Click below to see individual topics (in both English and Spanish) from LOHP's curriculum, Tailgate Training for California Construction Workers. The book can help construction foremen and other trainers conduct effective safety training sessions on the job. It includes detailed Training Guides on 14 construction- related topics. There are also 14 matching Checklists on related Cal/OSHA regulations.

• Silica Control Programs in Construction: Guide for Managing: Toolbox Talks for Crystalline Silica Hazards
  http://www.elcosh.org/docs/d0600/d000658/guide5.html (eLCOSH)
  >  This elCOSH document provides information on how to plan and conduct construction toolbox talks, and includes information to provide such a talk on silica hazards in construction.

Other Industry-Specific

• 6-Minute Safety Talk (Woodworking)
  http://www2.worksafebc.com/Topics/YoungWorker/Apprenticeship-Woodworking.asp (WorkSafe Online - Workers' Compensation Board of BC)
  >  WorkSafeBC has created a series of 6-minute safety talks for students in apprenticeship programs. They're designed to be given at the beginning of a class - or anywhere else they fit into the schedule. This site provides access to talks for Woodworking, along with access to talks for Automotive, Culinary Arts, Hair Styling, and Plumbing programs.

• Heat Hazards in Agriculture: A guide for employees to carry out tailgate training for workers (PDF)
  http://www.lohp.org/docs/pubs/heat/heat-agriculture.pdf (LOHP)
  >  This new training guide provided by the Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP) helps employers plan how to prevent heat illness among the crew and provide training to workers. The training guide is available in English and Spanish, and includes complete instructions for teaching workers about heat hazards along with checklists, factsheets, and additional resources. -

• Agricultural Tailgate Safety Training Module: Sun Exposure (PDF)
  http://ohioline.osu.edu/atts/PDF-English/Sun-Exposure.pdf (Ohio State University Extension)
  >  Trainer’s module to learn the possible outcomes of overexposure to the sun, and how to prevent overexposure as provided by the Ohio state University Extension.

• Tailgate Safety Training for Landscaping and Horticultural Services (PDF)
  http://ohioline.osu.edu/aex-fact/192/pdf/0192_2_76.pdf (Ohio State University Extension)
  >  This training module, provided by the Ohio State University Extension, provides information for trainers and supervisors on sun exposure hazards in the landscaping industry.

• Agricultural Tailgate Training Safety
  http://ohioline.osu.edu/atts/ (Ohio State University)
  >  Short, frequent, safety training sessions keep safety in the forefront of employees daily routine. The training components consist of 85 short modules, and a Trainer's Manual. All materials are available in English and Spanish. This project is funded in whole or in part through a grant from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and presented by the Great Lakes Center for Agricultural Safety and Health.