General Industry Toolbox Talks. Providing Excellence in Regulatory Compliance Management Systems

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1 General Industry Tlbx Talks Prviding Excellence in Regulatry Cmpliance Management Systems

2 General Industry Tlbx Talks Table f Cntents Why Safety Meetings are Imprtant Guidelines fr Safety Training Meetings Preparing fr the Meeting Cnducting the Meeting Other items t cver if applicable Recrd Keeping Requirements Safety Reminders Electrical Safety Prtable Pwer Tls Electrical Outlets Fire Extinguishers First Aid Serius Injuries and Emergency Care Lifting and Back Safety Prper Clthing Dress Safety frm Head t Ft Persnal Prtective Equipment Eye Prtectin Save Yur Hands Dn t take hand tls fr Granted Hand Tl Accidents Steps fr preventin f hand tl accidents Safety Tips fr Hand and Pwer Tls Husekeeping On The Jb Frklift Safety

3 General Industry Tlbx Talks Why Safety Meetings are Imprtant Nt lng ag a wrkman was given the jb f cvering sme large hles in the flr f a wden elevated wrk platfrm t prevent smene frm falling thrugh accidentally. He decided t place large sheets f plywd ver the penings. While placing a panel f plywd he failed t ntice that ne edge f the panel was just barely supprted at the side f the pening. Later, he stepped n the edge f the panel. The panel slipped, tilted and drpped him many feet belw t his death. One way t prevent this type f accident is t tack-nail each panel with a few nails t secure it prperly in place, as it is placed. In this case tw r three pennies wrth f nails wuld have saved that man s life. But, was it nly the lack f a few cents wrth f nails? Abslutely nt! It was nt nly the lack f a few nails, but mre imprtant it was the lack f safety sense r a lack f simple knw hw that killed that man. In almst every jb there are pssibilities f injuries-even death. Take it upn yurself t questin everything as yu wrk. Size up each jb, each machine, each tl yu use, and apply yur best safety sense t everything yu d. Develp the habit f seeking and learning simple knw-hw that might save yur life r limb. Always ask, Can I get hurt if I d the jb this way? - 3 -

4 General Industry Tlbx Talks Guidelines fr Safety Training Meetings The supervisr is respnsible fr preparing and cnducting Safety Training Meetings fr emplyees n a weekly basis. These meetings are an essential element f the Prject s Safety and Health Training Prgram. It is a prven fact that prjects which cnduct gd meetings attain better safety recrds than thse that have pr, r n safety meetings. In rder t assist in the preparatin f the material, and in the presentatin a safety training meeting, the fllwing guidelines are prvided: Preparing fr the Meeting Select the tpic fr the meeting several days in advance s that yu will have a chance t becme familiar with the subject t be discussed. Yu shuld be able t present the talk in a cnvincing manner withut reading it. Schedule the meeting at the same time every week, if pssible, and hld it right in the wrk area. These meetings are generally 5 t 15 minutes in length s seating is nt imprtant. Hwever, make sure everyne can easily see and hear yu. A gd time t hld the meeting is just after a shift begins r immediately fllwing the lunch break. Just prir t the meeting, gather all the material and/r equipment yu need. When pssible, use the actual demnstratins t illustrate yur pints. Fr example, if yu are talking abut fire extinguishers, have ne with yu t shw what it lks like and hw it is used. Have a mushrmed tl head r a brken hammer handle t shw hw they can cause accidents. If necessary, get smene t help yu. The entire crew, if pssible, shuld be present befre the meeting is started

5 General Industry Tlbx Talks Cnducting the Meeting Start the meeting n time. Yu may lse interest if unnecessary delays ccur. Make the meeting shrt and t the pint. Hwever, if yu get a gd discussin ging, use discretin abut cutting it ff t sn. Start the meeting by cmplimenting the men n sme recent gd wrk. Give the talk in yur wn wrds. The backgrund material in the Prject s Safety and Health Training Manual is just t give yu ideas and facts as t what yu shuld cver in yur wn talk. Get yur peple t participate in the meeting. The purpse f these meetings is t get wrkers t think abut safety prblems. Encurage them t ffer suggestins fr imprving safety in the wrk area r yur craft. Maintain cntrl. D nt allw the meeting t develp int a wasteful, timecnsuming bull sessin. Other items t cver if applicable Review any injury any crewmember had during the past week. Discuss: what the injury was, hw it happened, and hw it culd have been prevented. Review safety vilatins nted during the past week. Discuss: the nature f the vilatin, the danger invlved and ffer cnstructive criticism withut naming anyne in particular. Review the wrk planned fr the week ahead. Discuss: hazards t avid r cntrl, safety equipment t be used, and safe prcedures t be fllwed