Toolbox Talks

Safety Meeting Toolbox Topics and Tailgate Talks

Hard Hats

Hard hats have become a common tool in the workplace to prevent injuries to workers on the job. Since their first use during the 1930s, many changes to the hats have improved the protection they provide.

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Game Plan for PPE Safety

You decide to go to a football game. You settle in your seat equipped with a hot dog and your favorite beverage. You look down on the fi eld and see some of the players are playing without helmets. You notice others are not wearing shoulder pads, and some are not wearing either. What's the game plan here?

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Eye Protection

Our sense of sight may be one of our most treasured senses. Every year too many workers throughout the United States will suffer eye injuries eliminating their precious gift of sight. The sad reality is more than 90 percent of all eye injuries are preventable by eliminating hazards and wearing appropriate eye protection.

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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.