Workplace Safety
How Often Should A Toolbox Talk Be Undertaken?
Toolbox talks are a great way to provide health and safety information to your team and comply with legal requirements. How often then, should a toolbox talk be undertaken? Well, firstly, there is no specific legal guidance on this. There are no rules that say you have to undertake toolbox talks, daily, weekly or on the first day of each …
The Problem With Tool Box Talks – And How To Fix It
Problem With Tool Box Talks There’s a problem with toolbox talks, in that they are just not being done as often as they should be (if at all). If this sounds like your workplace, then don’t worry you are not alone. Many of our clients and indeed on many of the sites we have visited, it is reported that very …
Top Secrets To Win Every Job Interview
Secrets To Win Every Job Interview Confidence The best advice we can give is to be confident and remember that you’ve made it this far for a reason. Hold your head up high, don’t trip, and remember, ‘you got this.’ Interviews are one of the few times in life where narcissism is accepted and maybe even embraced. Remember, there’s a …
Why is Toolbox Talk Important In An Organisation?
Importance Of Toolbox Talk A toolbox talk is an informal safety meeting that of an organisation’s overall safety program. Toolbox talks is an unofficial group discussion that mainly focuses on a particular safety issue. Toolbox talks must be shorter than safety meetings and training sessions, they are designed to reinforce safety training and information on a particular topic. Toolbox meetings …
Hierarchy of Control Measures For Working at Height
According to the Health and Safety Executive, working at height is the construction industry’s top cause of death and major injuries in the workplace. The HSE defines “work at height” as follows: “Work at height means work in any place where, if there were no precautions in place, a person could fall a distance liable to cause personal injury.” The …