| Written by Mark Buzinkay
Safety relies on training and standards. It is important to ensure effective training sessions, and one easy way to do it are toolbox talks.
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To increase awareness of workplace hazards and improve safe behaviour, toolbox talks are an easy way to keep safety front and center in their workers' minds. These short pre-written safety meetings are not intended to replace formal OSHA safety training but to supplement it.
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Following a few simple rules when conducting a toolbox talk for your workers, toolbox talks are an effective channel to improve safety at the workplace:
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Intro to get attention
It may be difficult getting used to eye protection, but have you tried getting used to a glass eye?
Educate
There are two kinds of foreign particles that can get in your eyes. Wind-carried material like sawdust and rust. Or high-speed objects like broken nails or flying chips of concrete.
To protect your eye from these objects, wear safety glasses, safety goggles, face shields and prescription glasses with safety lenses. Each has a different use depending on whatever conditions exist for your particular job site. It is very important to make sure that your eye wear fits correctly. Remember that proper ventilation and sprays can help reduce fogging.
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Find a few old pairs of goggles that have nicks and scratches on them. Point the marks out and tell that those are the places where chips would have gotten into their eyes - without eye protection.
Ask to start the talk:
Workplace and operational safety is one of IDENTEC SOLUTIONS' areas of expertise. Awareness & training reduce the risk of incidents and enable smooth and productive operations.