Toolbox Talks

Continual training is essential for the reduction of accident/incident rates and the occurrence of ill health and environmental damage in our workplaces. The Toolbox Talks on this page will play a major part in our continuing effort to create an increased awareness of hazards present in our workplaces, and the precautions which must be taken to eliminate or control them. The talks can also help with your health and safety studies, whether you are doing the NEBOSH certificate, NVQ, Diploma, Degree or through your day-to-day work activities.

The Toolbox Talk Programme below has been written as a series of numbered discussion topics on Safety, Health and Environmental issues and kindly sent to us at HSfB by Otto, a valued member of our Discussion Forums. Thank You!

More toolbox talks will be made available over the coming months covering a wide range of topics and industries, please check back regularly.

Please take note - some of these toolbox talks were written some time ago and may be slightly out of date, please make sure you check all downloads for accuracy before using them.

Otto's Toolbox Talk Programme Index

There may be sections missing from the download due to recent legislative changes.

Download Otto's Toolbox Talk Programme - Toolbox Talks Programme.zip (389KB)

Sect 1 Introduction to Programme
Sect 2 How to Conduct a Talk
Sect 3 Index
Sect 4 Basic Health & Safety
1. S.H.E. Policies
2. Personal Responsibilities
3. Improvement and Prohibition Notices
4. Safety Signs
Sect 5 Site Set Up
5. First Aid Requirements
6. Accident Reporting
7. Near Miss Reporting
8. Welfare Facilities
Sect 6 Personal Protection
9. Protective Clothing
10. Head Protection
11. Foot Protection
12. Hand Protection
13. Eye Protection
14. Hearing Protection
Sect 7 Excavation Safety
15. Excavations
16. Excavation Accidents
17. Trenches Kill People
Sect 8 Scaffold Appreciation and Working at Height
18. Scaffolding
19. Ladders
20. Scaffold Towers
21. Working on Roofs
22. Mobile Elevating Work Platforms
Sect 9 Working Near Services
23. Working Near Underground Cables
24. Working Near Overhead Lines
25. Working Near Gas Mains
26. Working Near Water Mains
27. Working Near Sewers
Sect 10 Confined Spaces Safety
28. Permits to Work
29. Working in Confined Spaces
30. Gases Commonly Found
31. Respiratory Protection
Sect 11 Mobile Plant Safety Awareness
32. Reversing Vehicles and Plant
33. Working with Mobile Plant, Cranes and other Lifting Machines.
34. Working with Machinery
35. Inspection of Plant and Equipment
36. Towing and Handling Mobile Plant
37. Traffic Control
Sect 12 Health Hazards
38. C.O.S.H.H. Regulations
39. Working with Chemicals
40. Welding Operations
41. Working with Cement
42. Lasers
43. Vibration
44. Health Risks from Working in the Sun
Sect 13 Power and Hand Tools
45. Hand Tools
46. Power Tools
47. Working with Abrasive Wheels
48. Working with Cartridge Tools
Sect 14 Fire Prevention
49. Fire Prevention
50. Storage of Flammable Materials
51. Fire Extinguishers
Sect 15 Site Tidiness
52. Housekeeping
53. Slips, Trips and Falls
54. Storage of Materials / Bricks / Concrete Rings.
Sect 16 Handling Materials
55. Access to Workplaces
56. Manual Handling
57. Slinging
Sect 17 Work Adjacent to Railway Lines
58. Basic Meanings of terms used on Railtrack Operations
59. Safety of Persons on or near railway lines
60. Emergency action if working on or near lines
61. Electric shock rescue on Railtrack operations
Sect 18 Public Protection
62. Protection of Children
Sect 19 Environmental Awareness
63. Environmental Policies
64. Water Pollution Control
65. Ground Contamination
66. Fuel and Chemical Management
67. Noise
68. Vibration
69. Dust and Dirt
70. Fumes, Odour and Smoke
71. Protection of Plants and Animals
72. Housekeeping and General Environmental Considerations.
73. Waste Disposal
74. Waste Minimisation
75. Contaminated Land
76. Refuse and Recycling
77. Energy Conservation