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Are You Doing the Take 5 Tango?

June 2, 2021 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

Are You Doing the Take 5 Tango? Nothing is more dangerous for safety than the ‘Tick and Flick Tango’. The Tick and Flick Tango (TaFT) is performed by ticking and signing a safety document without thinking. The TaFT is best performed using a Take 5. When doing a Take 5 TaFT no-one’s mind is engaged … [Read more...] about Are You Doing the Take 5 Tango?

Filed Under: Robert Long Tagged With: Take 5

Take 5 Safety Drills

May 14, 2021 by Barry Spud 5 Comments

Take 5 Safety Drills Take 5 Safety Drills are five minute safety drills developed for quick practice of safety protocols.  The drills consist of general topics like health, wellness, safety communications, disasters, safety equipment, and responses.  Additional drills for specific … [Read more...] about Take 5 Safety Drills

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: Take 5

Take 5 Research Survey

May 10, 2019 by Admin 10 Comments

We were recently asked if we could post this research survey, I hope you can all Take 5 to help them out Request: I have been following your website for a number of years. I am seasoned safety professional currently on my last stage of a masters degree. As part of my degree I am undertaking a … [Read more...] about Take 5 Research Survey

Filed Under: Safety Statistics Tagged With: survey, Take 5

What to Say Instead Of Be Careful

September 3, 2018 by Admin Leave a Comment

What to Say Instead Of Be Careful Not often you find gems on Linkedin (see poster below) and this is juxtaposed lately with posts about 10 Golden Rules and “who’s to blame” videos. Most legislation requires consultation with the work force and those actually exposed to the risks – many seem to … [Read more...] about What to Say Instead Of Be Careful

Filed Under: Humble Inquiry Tagged With: Take 5, thinking

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 safety pop quiz. You may also wish to take five minutes out of every monthly meeting to address 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

Simplifying Risk Management–Advice Needed

May 28, 2015 by Admin 6 Comments

Simplifying Risk Management – Advice Needed Just received this email from a reader. I am sure we can all relate to his frustration and I thought his email would make a great topic for discussion: With the slowdown in the CSG super project in QLD I have started to have a look back at what we have … [Read more...] about Simplifying Risk Management–Advice Needed

Filed Under: Risk Management, Simplistic Safety Tagged With: JSEA, Risk Management, Step Back, Take 5

This Toaster is Hot

March 11, 2015 by Rob Sams 28 Comments

This Toaster is Hot Warning, please stop and “Take Five”! Guest Post by Rob Sams – inspired by this “Hot Toaster” page  Before you read any further, I feel compelled to warn you that reading this article may be harmful for your health, it may even cause an injury. I have no idea how or why, … [Read more...] about This Toaster is Hot

Filed Under: Risk Aversion, Rob Sams Tagged With: harmful, Take 5, toaster is hot

Off the Shelf Take 5 Pocket Books

October 24, 2013 by Admin 10 Comments

  Off the Shelf ‘Take 5’ Pocket Books   “Take 5 steps to safety” is a proven method for managing safety and this is an easy-to-use pocket book that assists workers to identify and assess hazards in real time. Developed in conjunction with the Master Plumbers’ and Mechanical … [Read more...] about Off the Shelf Take 5 Pocket Books

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: First Aid, first aid register, Safety Products, Safety Tools, Take 5, take 5 pocket books

The Take 5 For Safety Process

August 18, 2013 by Admin 10 Comments

The Take 5 For Safety Process The take 5 for safety process is becoming very popular as a simple and effective way to increase safety awareness. There are a few variations like StepBack 5 x 5 and I saw a Take 4 For Safety Program just yesterday. Here is a really good document from an unknown … [Read more...] about The Take 5 For Safety Process

Filed Under: Workplace Safety Tagged With: awareness posters, brain, cynics, hatch, job, safety awareness, safety program, Safety Slogans and Quotes, silo, Take 5, variations

Free Safety Take 5 – HAZOB Training Package

July 26, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

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Free Safety Take 5 – HAZOB (Hazard Observations) Training Package This is a really useful free safety resource from Pertrain (Performance Training). This free training package is designed to compliment their Take 5 / HAZOB Frontline Risk Assessment pocketbooks but could also be used for your own … [Read more...] about Free Safety Take 5 – HAZOB Training Package

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