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Toolbox Talks / Tailgate Safety MeetingsThese toolbox topics are intended for use of on-the-job safety training and meetings to educate employees about potential hazards and work-related injuries and illnesses. You should record all safety meetings and keep them in the employee’s file.
80 topics are included in both English and Spanish. They may be viewed and printed as is or they may be customized with your company’s name and address.
Users with Microsoft Word have the further capability to modify the text of the meetings themselves, to make allowance for local conditions, for example, or to make specific reference to a new piece of equipment or a new technique or practice.
Rather build it yourself? If you’re looking for a safety manual template, a good place to start is with OSHA’s small business handbook.
This handbook is provided to owners, proprietors, and managers of small businesses by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Labor. Assuming that you are committed to safe and healthful work practices, OSHA wants to work with you to prevent all losses.
We believe that, when you make job safety and health a real part of your everyday operations, you will not lose in the long run. Investing in safety and health activity now will better enable you to avoid possible losses in the future.
This is meant to guide you through setting and implementing your policies. It is not a replacement for an IIPP or Safety Manual.
CAL OSHA IIPP SampleEvery California employer must establish, implement and maintain a written IIPP (Injury and Illness Prevention Program). A written Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) should be the foundation for all of your other safety and health programs and is required for every workplace regulated under title 8 of the California Code of Regulations (T8 CCR). A copy must be maintained at each workplace or at a central worksite if the employer has non-fixed worksites. This document is meant to be used as a tool to help you develop your plan.
OSHA Construction Safety HandbookThe construction industry involves many types of work activities covered by numerous regulations.
Summarizes safety requirements from T8 CCR that apply to the construction industry. It is not meant to be either a substitute for or a legal interpretation of the occupational safety and health regulations in T8 CCR
This is meant to be used as a tool, it is not meant to be used in place of your IIPP and/or safety manual.
Outdoor workers who are exposed to hot and humid conditions are at risk of heat-related illness. The risk of heat-related illness becomes greater as the weather gets hotter and more humid. This situation is particularly serious when hot weather arrives suddenly early in the season before workers have had a chance to adapt to warm weather.
FED OSHA does not have a specific standard that covers working in hot environments. Nonetheless, under the OSH Act, employers have a duty to protect workers from recognized serious hazards in the workplace, including heat-related hazards.
This guide helps employers and worksite supervisors prepare and implement hot weather plans. It explains how to use the heat index to determine when extra precautions are needed at a worksite to protect workers from environmental contributions to heat-related illness.
Workers performing strenuous activity, workers using heavy or non-breathable protective clothing, and workers who are new to an outdoor job need additional precautions beyond those warranted by heat index alone.
