Toolbox Topic: Auto Body Shop Safety
Working in an auto body repair shop can be dangerous. In today's talk, we will cover ten safety tips to help you avoid potential accidents and injuries while working in the shop.
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Episode 47 – Hotel Safety
Toolbox Topic: Hotel Safety
Safety is an essential aspect of the daily operations of a hotel. Providing a safe environment for guests and staff is a critical concern for the hospitality industry. In today's episode, we will discuss proactive measures and protocols you can implement to minimize the risk of accidents and injuries.
Episode 46 – Worksite Safety
Toolbox Topic: Worksite Safety
Whether you're working in construction, manufacturing, or any other industry, ensuring a safe work environment is crucial, it reduces the likelihood of accidents and injuries and enhances productivity and efficiency.
Episode 45 – Fire Extinguisher Safety
Toolbox Topic: Fire Extinguisher Safety
Fire extinguishers save countless lives every year. In today's episode, we will cover some essential safety tips for handling fire extinguishers.
Episode 44 – Flammable Liquids Safety
Toolbox Topic: Flammable Liquids Safety
Flammable liquids can obviously be very dangerous. In today's episode, we have 10 safety tips so you can stay safe when working with flammable liquids.
Episode 43 – Scissor Lift Safety
Toolbox Topic: Scissor Lift Safety
It seems scissor lifts have become commonplace in construction, maintenance, and other industries. Although now commonplace, they can pose certain safety risks if not operated properly. In this episode, we have eight tips on how to operate a scissor lift safely.
Episode 42 – First Aid
Toolbox Topic: First Aid Safety
Today, we're talking about first aid. Accidents or injuries can happen at any time, and it's essential that you are prepared. Every workplace should have someone to assist during emergencies. However, they might not always be nearby when an incident occurs. That's why everyone should know some basic first aid and how to respond until help arrives.
Episode 41 – Chainsaw Safety
Toolbox Topic: Chainsaw Safety
In today’s episode we are talking about chainsaw safety. We will cover 9 safety tips to make sure you all go home with your fingers and toes!.
Episode 40 - Complacency and Safety (Short)
Toolbox Topic: Complacency and Safety
We need to be proactive about safety at work, not just reactive. Complacency can lead to serious safety issues in the workplace.
Episode 39 – Cold Stress (Short)
Toolbox Topic: Cold Stress
Lower temperatures are not only uncomfortable but can also be a serious workplace hazard. Everyone needs to understand cold stress and how to protect themselves. In today's episode, we will discuss the dangers of cold stress and ways to stay safe during those winter months.
Episode 38 – Stop Work Authority (Short)
Toolbox Topic: Stop Work Authority
'Stop work authority' is something every organization should implement and every employee should know how to use. In today's episode, we will discuss what stop work authority is and give real-world examples of when to use it.
Episode 37 – Hierarchy of Controls (Short)
Toolbox Topic: Hierarchy of Controls
When it comes to safety, you'll want to make sure that you're implementing the right controls in the right order. The hierarchy of controls is a method for best-controlling exposure to workplace hazards. There are five levels to the hierarchy of controls, and in today's episode, we will discuss each of them.
Episode 36 – Proactive Safety: JSOs and Near Miss Reporting (Short)
Toolbox Topic: Proactive Safety: JSOs and Near Miss Reporting
A proactive safety program aims to reduce or eliminate incidents and injuries. Job safety observations and near-miss reporting can be powerful tools to help us accomplish these goals.
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Episode 35 – Restaurant Safety
Toolbox Topic: Restaurant Safety
To stay safe while working in a modern restaurant, you should be aware of some of the most common hazards: sharp knives, hot surfaces, and heavy objects. In today's episode, we will make cover these hazards and more.
Episode 34 – Industrial / Compressed Gases
Toolbox Topic: Industrial / Compressed Gases
Compressed gases can be extremely dangerous, as we will see when discussing actual events in today’s episode. Also, we will cover ways to stay safe when working with industrial /compressed gases.
Episode 33 – Nail Gun Safety
Toolbox Topic: Nail Gun Safety
The importance of nail gun safety should become fairly apparent in a few minutes when we discuss the mind-boggling number of injuries every year due to nail gun incidents! In this episode, we will discuss the dangers you may face when operating a nail gun and the precautions you should take to stay safe.
Episode 32 – Winter Weather Safety
Toolbox Topic: Winter Weather Safety
Winter weather can be unpredictable. In this episode, we will talk about the dangers and some precautions you can take to stay safe.
Episode 31 – Respirator Protection
Toolbox Topic: Respirator Protection
Respiratory Protection Programs are designed to protect employees by establishing standard practices for use, selection, storage, care, and training. In this episode, we will discuss all that and more!
Episode 30 – Trench Safety
Toolbox Topic: Trench Safety
Workers involved in trenching projects face considerable risks. Unprotected trenches can lead to injury or death. Cave-ins result in more work-related deaths than any other excavation-related incident. Additional hazards can include dangerous environments, falling loads, and dangers from mobile equipment. In today’s episode, we will discuss precautions you should take when working in or around trenches.
Episode 29 – Inclement Weather
Toolbox Topic: Inclement Weather
Bad weather can expose employees to many hazards. These hazards can lead to workplace injuries or even fatalities. Let’s quickly look at some of the dangers you could be exposed to
Episode 28 – Machine Guarding
Toolbox Topic: Machine Guarding
Machine guarding is essential. In this episode, we will discuss guarding requirements, different types of guards, and the dangers of unguarded equipment.
Episode 27 – Concrete and Crystalline Silica
Toolbox Topic: Concrete and Crystalline Silica
Concrete and crystalline silica can be very dangerous when airborne. In this episode, we will talk about the dangers of crystalline silica and the precautions you should take when working around it.
Episode 26 – Overhead Crane Safety
Toolbox Topic: Overhead Crane and Hoist Safety
Overhead crane and hoist safety can be the difference between life and death. In this episode, we will discuss ways you can stay safe when working with overhead cranes and hoists.
Episode 25 – Eye Protection
Toolbox Topic: Eye Protection
We use our eyes for nearly everything, which is why eye protection is so important. Let’s ensure we take the proper precautions at work to keep your eyes safe. In this episode, we will discuss ways to protect your eyes when performing hazardous tasks at work.
MEWP / AWP Safety
Toolbox Topic: MEWP / AWP SAFETY
Let’s Make Safety Confusing! Aerial lift, aerial work platform, or mobile elevated work platforms! What is an AWP or MEWP, or an aerial lift? With these acronyms, it can get confusing. Today we will discuss MEWP / AWP Safety and ways to stay safe when working with these machines, no matter what you call them!
Episode 23 – Hand Safety & Preventing Hand Injuries!
Toolbox Topic: Hand Safety
Hand safety is essential for preventing hand injuries. The hand is one of the most complex parts of your body. The tendons, bones, tissues, and nerves allow you to grip and do a wide variety of complex tasks. In this episode, we will discuss precautions you should take to make sure you go home with all your digits.
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Episode 22 – Warehouse Safety!
Toolbox Topic: Warehouse (and Distribution Center) Safety
In this Warehouse Safety episode, we will discuss several dangers you should be aware of when working in a warehouse. Also, precautions you can take to stay safe.
Episode 21 – Power Tool Safety!
Toolbox Topic: Power Tool Safety
Power tools seem to be an everyday part of life, and that can lead to complacency. Power tools can be dangerous when not used properly. In this episode, we will discuss ways you can stay safe when operating a power tool.
Episode 20 – Can You Hear Me Now? The Importance of Hearing Protection
Toolbox Topic: Hearing Protection
Hearing protection is essential as hearing loss affects millions of people every day. In this episode, we will discuss ways you can protect yourself from dangers in the workplace that can lead to hearing loss.
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Episode 19 – Scaffolding Safety
Toolbox Topic: Scaffolding Safety
Around 2.3 million construction workers, about 65% of the industry, work on scaffolding. In this episode, we will discuss things you can do to stay safe when working on or around scaffolding.
Episode 18 – How to Avoid Worker Fatigue!
Toolbox Topic: Worker Fatigue
Worker fatigue is not talked about often enough in safety. In this episode, we will discuss the dangers of worker fatigue and some tips for avoiding it.
Episode 17 – Avoid Slips, Trips, and Falls!
Toolbox Topic: Slip, Trips, and Falls
According to the BLS – slips, trips, and falls cause nearly 700 fatalities per year. In this episode, we will discuss precautions you can take to avoid slips, trips, and falls.
Episode 16 – Heat Stress The Silent Killer!
Toolbox Topic: Heat Stress
Illnesses associated with heat stress exposure are totally preventable. Even so, every year, thousands of workers become ill and, in some cases, even die from it. In this episode, we’ll discuss what heat stress is, how it affects your health, and how to prevent it.
Episode 15 – Fall Protection
Toolbox Topic: Fall Protection and Fall Arrest Systems
It should be evident that fall protection is essential when working at heights! In today’s episode, we will review personal fall arrest systems and talk about things you can do to keep yourself safe.
Episode 14 – Hand Placement and Pinch Points
Toolbox Topic: Hand Placement and Pinch Point
Hand placement is important when working around machinery and equipment. Injuries due to being caught in a pinch point can be painful and permanent.
Episode 13 – Confined Space
Toolbox Topic: Confined Space
Confined spaces can be dangerous places. Today, we’ll discuss some safe practices to keep in mind when working in a confined space.
Episode 12 – Hazard Communication and Safety Data Sheets
Toolbox Topic: Hazcom and SDS
Working with chemicals can be a potentially dangerous activity. In today’s episode, we will discuss Safety Data Sheets (SDS), the Hazard Communication Standard, and some ways you can keep yourself safe when exposed to chemicals at work.
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Episode 11 – Forklift Safety Tips
Toolbox Topic: Forklift Safety
If you drive a forklift at work, it may be one of the most dangerous things you do all day. In this episode, I have several tips for those of you who are just starting as forklift drivers and good reminders for those who have been doing it a long time.
Episode 10 – The Importance of Housekeeping
Toolbox Topic: Housekeeping
In today’s episode, we will discuss the importance of housekeeping. It seems boring, right? Not today!
Episode 9 – Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) Safety
Toolbox Topic: Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP)
In today’s episode, we will not only discuss the dangers of bloodborne pathogens (BBP) but also precautions you should take to prevent becoming infected.
Episode 8 – Lifting Safety
Toolbox Topic: Lifting Safety (Manual Material Handling)
Lifting is an everyday activity that can be dangerous if not done correctly. In this episode, we will talk about proper lifting techniques and strategies for avoiding injury.
Episode 7 – Fire Safety / PASS
Toolbox Topic: Fire Safety Tips
A fire can happen when you least expect it, so often these discussions center around preparedness, but in today’s episode, let’s focus on prevention.
Episode 6 – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Toolbox Talk Topic: Personal Protective Equipment or PPE
In this episode we will discuss the importance of Personal Protective Equipment or PPE.
Episode 5 – Welding Safety (Tips & Guidelines)
Toolbox Talk Topic: Welding Safety
I have some safety tips, so none of you end up a potato face. What’s a potato face? Well, that’s slang for a welder with flash-burned eyes.
Definitions
How does OSHA define welding? “Welder” or “welding operator” means any operator of electric or gas welding and cutting equipment. …
Episode 4 – Driver Safety (How To Stay Safe On The Road)
Toolbox Talk Topic: Driver Safety
Definitions
A car is a personal vehicle or a private passenger vehicle with a weight of six thousand pounds or less – so think of a 4-door car, minivan, or SUV.
A Commercial Vehicle is a company vehicle like a work truck or service truck that can weigh anywhere from 6 to 20K pounds.
We …
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Episode 3 – Electrical Safety and Lock Out Tag Out
Toolbox Talk Topic: Electrical Safety and the Lock Out Tag-out Standard
Definitions and Standard
Here are some highlights from the OSHA Standard 1910.147, the control of hazardous energy (lockout/Tagout) or LOTO
This standard applies to the control of energy during servicing and/or maintenance of machines and …
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Episode 2 – Active Shooter (How to Cope with)
Toolbox Talk Topic: (How to Cope with an) Active Shooter Situation
Definitions
An active shooter is an individual killing or attempting to kill people in a confined area. In most cases, there is no method to their selection of victims. Active shooter situations are typically over within 15 minutes and often before law …
Episode 1 – Falls and Ladders
Toolbox Talk Topic: Ladder Safety
Definitions
According to OSHA 1910.21(b), A ladder means a device with rungs, steps, or cleats used to gain access to a different elevation. In layman’s terms, a ladder is a set of steps with a pole on each side. The purpose of a ladder is to reach high places safely.
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