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A safety talk is a hands-on way to remind workers that health andsafety are important on the job.

Safety talks deal with specific problems on site. They do not replaceformal training.

Through safety talks you can tell workers about health and safetyrequirements for the tools, equipment, materials, and proceduresthey use every day or for particular jobs.

Each safety talk will take about five minutes to present.

What is a Safety Talk?

Why give a Safety Talk?

Our objective is to help workers RECOGNIZE and CONTROL hazardson the site.

We give safety talks because we are responsible for advisingworkers about any existing or possible danger to their health andsafety.

Safety talks demonstrate the commitment of employers andworkers to health and safety.

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Choose a talk suited to site and work conditions. Don't give a talkon quick-cut saws when none are being used on the job. Deliverthe talk where it will be most appropriate. That could be the joboffice, out on the site, or near the tools and equipment you aretalking about.

Introduce the subject clearly. Let workers know exactly what youare going to talk about and why it's important to them. Refer tothe safety talk for information. But wherever possible use yourown words.

Connect key points to things your crew is familiar with on theproject. Pinpoint hazards. Talk about what may happen. Useinformation from the safety talk to explain how to control orprevent these hazards. Wherever possible, use real tools,equipment, material, and jobsite situations to demonstrate keypoints.

Ask for questions. Answer to the best of your knowledge. Getmore information where necessary. Ask workers to demonstratewhat they have learned. Use the Safety Talk Report Form to keepa record of each talk delivered. Include date, topic, and names ofattendees.

To make a Safety Talk work you should

The information you present in a Safety Talk may be the onlyinformation workers receive about a particular tool, piece ofequipment, type of material, or work procedure on the site.In choosing and presenting your talk, do everything you canto help workers remember and act on the message youdeliver.

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Safety Talks for your Workplace

Modern life dictates that no matter where you work or whatyou do for a living, at some point you will certainly be on thereceiving end of a Safety Talk. A lot of people will also be askedto provide safety talks to other employees, colleagues andcontractors.

Many people get asked to give a safety talk. It doesn't matterwhat kind of organization you work for or what position youhold within that organization there will come a time when it isyour turn. Most people struggle to get ideas or good subjectmatter for the talk. Some Safety Talk Topics

How Long

Safety Talks should be kept short and to the point. The aim isto get the message across efficiently and quickly in a way thatwill be understood and remembered.

A Safety Talk is not a training course. Think of it as a memoryjogger, a quick bit of advise, or a short discussion session.

Ideally a Safety Talk need only be about 5 minutes long,certainly it should not be longer than 10 minutes.

What Topic?

Choose a single topic, there are some ideas below. Picksomething that is relevant to the people you will be presentingto, or the work that they are performing.

Keep It Short, Simple (remember KISS), allow discussion on thetopic but maintain control. If you need to you can review thediscussion topics in another Safety Talk.

Workplace

Permits To WorkScaffold Towers

Ladders Scaffolding

TrenchesExcavation Safety

Signs

PPEWelfare Facilities

Confined Space First AidSafety Helmets

HandtoolsFall Protection

Lifelines

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Preparation is key to success.

It is very important that you prepare for a safety talk when you are asked to give one. The lens here gives lots of tips on how to prepare and what to look out for.

Don't Panic!

So you have been asked to give a Safety Talk!First tip - DON'T PANIC!

Preparation

If you are asked to give a Safety Talk the worst thing you can dois arrive without any preparation.As a guideline, if you know your subject, and are starting fromscratch you really should allow at least an hour to prepare a 5minute Safety Talk.If you don't really know your subject, you should allow a lotlonger to do the research necessary.Find out how the subject of your safety talk affects yourorganisation or the group of people that you will be present.Tailor your presentation to met the needs of your audience.

Prepare For Your Safety Talk

Venue

The venue for your safety talk may be dictated to you. It may bean existing meeting room, site office or other suitable location.

Make sure any equipment or props you need are going to beavailable. If you need an overhead projector to show a PowerPointpresentation, is there one available? Is there room to demonstrateputting on a Safety Harness?

Check the location before you start your preparation, it maydetermine the type of presentation you deliver.

When

Decide on the best time to have the safety talk, once again thismay be determined for you. A good time is a the start of a shift, orat the start of a meeting.

Avoid having a safety talk at the end of a meeting or at the end ofa shift. You will find people are not interested and just want to getaway.

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Provide Examples

Examples can be great, especially if they are specific to thework force being addressed, or the tasks being performed.Props, items of PPE, Video Clips, Photographs and so on can alladd value and interest to your Safety Talk.

Questions

As already mentioned you can allow questions to be asked, andyou should encourage this. It is up to you whether you answerquestions as you go or ask for questions to be kept until theend. A good discussion group can turn a Safety Talk in to avaluable session for all attending.

Prepare For Your Safety Talk

Attendance Records

Keep a record of those attending the Safety Talk. We will usethese to demonstrate a level of commitment to safety.

You can use these records for a number of things. A check canbe made to ensure that the target audience is being captured,or are there some individuals, shifts, or contractors that havebeen missed.

If you are required to provide evidence of Safety training,attendance records for Safety Talks can form a part of thisevidence.

Archive

When you have completed your Safety Talk you should archive it. It can then be used again in the future as a refresher or for newpersonnel.

If using an archived Safety Talk be sure to check the validity of the information. Check that legislation or local rules have not changed. Check that the work tasks are similar and that the information being conveyed is relevant.

Make notes each time you give the Safety Talk detailing questions asked, areas that need further explanation and props used.

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Safety Talk Database with PHP/MySQL iscreated to store and manage Safety Talks in asimple, fast, clear and efficient way.

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Here you can create a new account, orlogin to an existing account

This logo is a representative sign for ourdatabase, we created this logo under the

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that reflects the usefulness of this database asa source of solutions for any situation thatcauses a hazardous risk

The Main Menu represent our principal features:- A list of all existing risks,- List of my own Safety Talks,- Statistics on database,- A multi-criteria search page,- A link to the admin panel.

This is a small module on the right,to view the most popular keywordsassociated with hyperlinks.

Every week a new theme will beproposed by the HSE team in thismodule, so these are some suggestedsafety talks

This module represents the latest Safety Talkspublished and validated by HSSE Team

Every Safety Talk is represented by a title,some information (like: date, hour ofpublication and the author name ...) plus asmall photo of standard size detectedautomatically from the contents of each safetytalk.

Here you can search for anything withany keyword in the whole database

This module represents a selection ofthe most visited Safety Talks, it alsogives an idea about our users needs.

You have already an account that’s great, thin welcometo our Safety Talks Database.To login to your Account all you have to do is to enteryour APMID and Password the one you has chosenduring registration

Only the authors have access to thismodule, which allowed them tosubmit their own Safety Talks, tomodify their account informations(name, password ...) or simply toleave the Database.

By creating a new account you’ll get access to the fulldatabase, you'll have access as an author, and you’ll havethe right to draft new Safety Talks and several otherfeatures.to create your account All You Have to do is to enter yourName, APMID, Email and Password of your choice.

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