Toolbox Talks

Understanding the Risks of Manual Lifting By itself, lifting is not necessarily a risk factor for injury. It becomes a risk when other variables are added. For example, lifting with

Lifting Safely Have you checked the object before you try to lift it? Test every load before you lift by pushing the object lightly with your hands or feet to

“Getting to our Goals ----- “Lesson from a Janitor” Of the many stories that came out of NASA’s Apollo space program, one of the favourites is the story about the

“Silence Is Not Golden” If you don’t understand, ASK?? Sandy usually sat at the back of the room for safety meetings and kept her head down same as she did

Know your Blind Spots It should make you uncomfortable if you are driving in other drivers' blind spots! Virtually all vehicles have blind areas— even motorcycles. (Motorcyclists are sometimes limited

Safe Guarding Accidents involving unguarded machinery and equipment often result in disfiguring type injuries, amputations, and death. Safeguarding is your first and best defense against these types of accidents. Safeguarding

Under the Influence - Attitudes Winston Churchill once said “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” In the context of health and safety attitudes within a work