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Take 5 for Safety: Five Minute Daily Safety Meetings

August 12, 2018 by Barry Spud 4 Comments

Take 5 for Safety: Five Minute Daily Safety Meetings There are a few ways to Take 5 for safety: You could take five minutes to do a safety drill or take five minutes to surprise an employee with a … [Read more...] about Take 5 for Safety: Five Minute Daily Safety Meetings

Filed Under: Toolbox Talks Tagged With: Construction safety, construction zones, daily safety, factories, factory environment, few minutes, five minutes, next morning, pop quiz, reminder, renovation, safety concern, safety concerns, safety meetings, safety pop, support column, Take 5, work environment

You Should Actively Encourage Poor Safety in the Workplace

November 16, 2016 by Admin 17 Comments

I was asked recently for something different that could be done for a safety awareness session. I referred the person to this article from about 5  years ago - they tried it and apparently it … [Read more...] about You Should Actively Encourage Poor Safety in the Workplace

Filed Under: Humble Inquiry, Positive Safety Stuff, Safety Culture, Safety Procedures Tagged With: bad idea, change laws, creativity, guidance, hierarchy of control, legislative requirements, motor cars, productivity, Safety Committee, safety culture, safety meetings, stupid ideas, supervisor, time and money, unsafe acts, workplaces

Wipe Safety Off The Agenda

March 4, 2016 by Admin 7 Comments

Wipe Safety Off The Agenda We’ve all attended management meetings where safety was proudly touted as the “Number One Agenda Item”. I see the good intent behind trying to do this but we all know the … [Read more...] about Wipe Safety Off The Agenda

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Humble Inquiry Tagged With: agendas, safety meetings

When is Your Safety Meeting Not A Safety Meeting?

October 19, 2015 by Phil LaDuke Leave a Comment

When is Your Safety Meeting Not A Safety Meeting? By Phil La Duke – First published here: Phil LaDuke’s Blog A common leading indicator for safety is involvement in safety meetings, but to risk … [Read more...] about When is Your Safety Meeting Not A Safety Meeting?

Filed Under: Communication and Consultation, Phil LaDuke Tagged With: safety meetings

Funny Safety Pictures and Photos

May 24, 2015 by Barry Spud 5 Comments

Funny Safety Pictures and Photos YOU REALLY SHOULD READ OUR ARTICLE ABOUT WHY WE LOVE TO LOOK AT STUPID SAFETY PHOTOS AND VIDEOS. Read it here............ HUGE COLLECTION OF FUNNY SAFETY … [Read more...] about Funny Safety Pictures and Photos

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Management of Your Most Precious Resource – Time

May 23, 2014 by George Robotham Leave a Comment

Management of Your Most Precious Resource-Time by the late George Robotham. See more of George’s Safety Reflections SEE MORE HERE It used to be said that man has a finite time on this earth, … [Read more...] about Management of Your Most Precious Resource – Time

Filed Under: George Robotham, Safety Management Plan Tagged With: hard work, planning, procrastination, safety meetings, waste time

Free Safety Meeting Kits

October 6, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

Free Safety Meeting Kits “Compliance and Safety” now have a huge range of free safety meeting kits in their directory. Each kits contains a PowerPoint presentation, PDF Handouts, Checklists and Sign … [Read more...] about Free Safety Meeting Kits

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: Free Safety Stuff, Free Safety Training, safety infographics, safety meeting kits, safety meetings

Safety Tool Box Meeting

September 21, 2013 by George Robotham Leave a Comment

Safety Tool box meetings Regular, short, sharp, tool-box meetings or toolbox talks can be an excellent means of getting the safety message to employees and resolving safety problems. The following … [Read more...] about Safety Tool Box Meeting

Filed Under: George Robotham, Toolbox Talks Tagged With: Consultation, safety meeting, safety meetings, Safety Reflections, Toolbox Talks

Tool-box meetings

August 17, 2013 by George Robotham Leave a Comment

Tool-box meetings Guest post by George Robotham You can find heaps of free safety toolbox talk resources HERE Regular, short, sharp, tool-box meetings can be an excellent means of getting the … [Read more...] about Tool-box meetings

Filed Under: George Robotham, Toolbox Talks Tagged With: safety meetings, tool-box meetings

5 Tips To Make Your Next Safety Meeting More Productive

August 9, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

5 Tips To Make Your Next Safety Meeting More Productive Guest Post Most of us have, at some point in our working lives, been required to attend a meeting that informs us about company safety … [Read more...] about 5 Tips To Make Your Next Safety Meeting More Productive

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