Toolbox Talks

Safety Meeting Toolbox Topics and Tailgate Talks

Near Misses

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Source: Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission

How many times have you shrugged off a near miss? Never gave it a second thought? Next time, think twice. The difference between a near miss and an accident often is a fraction of a second or an inch. And when it happens again, that difference may not be there.

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Hurry Up Can Hurt

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Parent Category: Toolbox Talks
Source: Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission

When we hurry on the job, we accomplish little, other than to increase our chances of an unsafe act happening. Let's look at some "hurry-up" acts. Which ones have you caught yourself doing?

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Horse Sense, Not Horseplay

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Parent Category: Toolbox Talks
Source: Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission

Well, horseplay on the job is just as dangerous, and like the cases of the airplane and automobile, the person endangered isn't just the one that's horsing around. Other people are involved.

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Other Resources

What Are Hand Tools?

Suggestions for choosing, maintaining and storing common hand tools. Separate section on powder-actuated fastening devices. Includes safety features and rules for use.