Toolbox Talks

Toolbox Talk: “Personal Responsibility“ Every person is the architect of their own fortune, good or bad, depends on the individual’s acceptance of personal responsibility. At a young age, we are

Toolbox Talk Tuesday: Personal Ergonomics  What is Ergonomics? Ergonomics is the science of matching tools and tasks to the work environment. In other words, ergonomics tries to make your job

Toolbox Talk Tuesday: “Personal Accident Prevention Plan” Safe people always: 1. Understand the risks of their jobs 2. Perform jobs the way they are supposed to be done, without taking

“Person Control or System Control” What happened? A traffic control person (TCP) was directing vehicles on an alternating one-way flow. It was just after noon on a clear day, and

“Line Of Fire Hazards” FLYING DEBRIS & PROJECTILES Another “line of fire” hazard we must consider is flying debris. There are many operations we perform that create flying debris and

TOOLBOX TALK: LINE OF FIRE HAZARDS PART  The line separating safety from danger is sometimes quite small. To avoid crossing that line, we must (1) always be aware of the

Toolbox Talk: “Hazardous Behaviour In The Workshop” AN INCIDENT !! Can be defined as "any observable human activity sufficiently complete in itself to permit references and predictions to be made

Toolbox Talk EXPLODING TIRESS ON MOBILE EQUIPMENT EXTERNAL FATAL INCIDENT- FATALITY WHILE INFLATING TRUCK TIRE An operator was inflating a front tire on a truck when the lock ring on

Toolbox Talk Tuesday Ref: Moore, J.; National Safety Magazine; http://proactive-resolutions.com Rule number one is to follow the rules. Rule number two is to see rule one. We sometimes baulk at

Toolbox Talk Tuesday: “Depression And Personal Safety” Hippocrates (460-377 B.C.), the father of medicine, thought depression was caused by an excess of black bile, a humor once believed to be secreted