Toolbox Talks

“COMPLACENCY” We all take things for granted. Basic things, simple things. It's normal, isn't it? We live in a routine, for the most part, and the more routine, the more

“Back Preservation” Lifting-The Forces Involved. The amount of force you place on your back in lifting may surprise you! Think of your back as a lever. With the fulcrum in

“Attributes of Injury Free Workers” Recently David L. Walline, CSP, of Owens Corning Corporation, Toledo, Ohio, wrote an article titled, “What Injury-Free Workers Can Teach Us”. Within that article he

“Lulled Into A Rhythm of Routine” A woman declares “Every weekday morning my husband's alarm clock goes off at 5:30. He gets up, showers, shaves, brushes his teeth, gets dressed,

Are YOU -- Mindful or Mindless Have you ever found yourself somewhere with no recollection of how you got there? You know it took several behaviors and decisions to get

An injury Free Culture What Injury-free is not It is not the same as zero It is not a goal, but rather a value It is not a guarantee It

An Eye Injury Lesson Devastating eye injuries occur more frequently than you may think. Hazards from steam, grinding debris, chemical splashes and blunt force trauma can injure our eyes and

All tasks have risks---  do you know them? Our appreciation of risks sometimes is subjective based on our perception of risk. We sometimes associate risk only with complicated tasks or

Line of Fire “Line of fire” is a military term that describes the path of a discharged missile or firearm. It’s the path an object will travel. In the workplace,

Don’t Take Anything For Granted The heading over an article in the newspaper said: "Man Seriously Burned at Work." The story went on to say that the worker was burned