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The purpose of a toolbox talk, how to deliver one in ten minutes that people remember, how to record it and a list of thirty topics for Irish workplaces.

A toolbox talk is a short, focused safety briefing given by a supervisor or manager to a work team, usually at the start of a shift, on one topic relevant to the work that day. It is the most effective safety training tool a manager has, because it is specific, immediate and repeated. Done well it takes ten minutes; done badly it is a form that gets signed.

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Ten to fifteen minutes. One topic, three points, a discussion and an agreed action. Longer talks lose the audience and stop being toolbox talks.

Not by name. Section 10 of the 2005 Act requires ongoing information and instruction, and toolbox talks are the accepted way to provide and record it between formal training courses.

The supervisor or manager the team works for, because the message carries the authority of the person who directs the work. Safety officers can support and supply material.

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Toolbox Talks

The purpose of a toolbox talk, how to deliver one in ten minutes that people remember, how to record it and a list of thirty topics for Irish workplaces.

Why they work

People forget most of what they hear in a classroom within weeks. A toolbox talk delivers one message about the task in front of the team, at the moment it matters, from the person they answer to. Repeated weekly it builds the shared vocabulary and habits that make up safety culture, and it meets the Section 10 duty to provide information and instruction on an ongoing basis. The record shows an inspector or a court that the employer kept training alive between formal courses.

How to run one

Pick a topic tied to the work, the season or a recent incident. Prepare three points and one question. Gather the team where the work is, standing, with the equipment or the hazard in view. Speak for five minutes, show rather than tell, then ask the team what they have seen go wrong and what they would do. Agree one action. Close with the record: topic, date, presenter, attendees signed, actions noted. Never read a script and never run one longer than fifteen minutes.

Thirty topics

  1. Manual handling: the eight principles
  2. TILE and assessing a lift
  3. Working at height: the hierarchy
  4. Ladder safety and the 1 in 4 rule
  5. Harness inspection
  6. Fragile roofs
  7. Abrasive wheels and angle grinder kickback
  8. Fire: raising the alarm and evacuation
  9. Fire extinguisher types
  10. Hot work permits
  11. Slips, trips and housekeeping
  12. Forklift and pedestrian segregation
  13. Racking damage reporting
  14. Electrical: damaged cables and extension leads
  15. Isolation and lock off
  16. Confined spaces: never enter to rescue
  17. Asbestos: what to do if you find it
  18. COSHH: reading a label
  19. Safety data sheets
  20. PPE: fit and care
  21. Hearing protection
  22. Hand arm vibration
  23. Dust and respiratory protection
  24. Sun and heat safety
  25. Cold weather and ice
  26. Lone working check ins
  27. Reporting near misses
  28. First aid: who and where
  29. Hand hygiene and infection control
  30. Stress and speaking up

Ten minutes, one topic

Three points, one question, one action, at the place of work.

Repeated, not one off

Weekly talks build the habits and vocabulary of a safety culture.

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Topic, date, presenter, signed attendees and actions, filed with training records.

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