Unless
safety talks are well managed, well thought out, and well delivered, they will not achieve their goal of keeping employees safe from accidents and injuries. Fortunately Safety.BLR.com has the pre-written safety talks to make your job easier. Here are the basic steps that go into giving effective safety talks.
Make Safety Talks Specific
Safety talks that ramble or focus on several different subjects or violations will not hold employees’ attention. It is always best to focus on one particular subject per safety talk. Choose a subject that involves as many people as possible and confine the presentation and suggestions to that single topic. It is more effective to teach people how to handle a single problem at a time, so they can eliminate that one hazard.
Further, it is a good idea to avoid such general statements as “Be better with your housekeeping.” Safety talks need to tell employees exactly what to do. Say, for instance, “You need to make sure the aisles are clear of maintenance equipment” or “Clean up spills as soon as they happen.”
If you discuss housekeeping on a regular basis, pin down the subject for each safety talk to specifics such as the danger of discarding sharp items in wastebaskets, or the unsafe use of electrical cords and extensions.
Make Sure They Can Walk the Walk After the Talk
Effective safety talks involve much more than delivering information on a specific topic. After the information has been talked about, it’s important to make sure that everyone understands the rules or procedures that have been presented. Safety talks should always include time for attendees to ask questions.
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Machine Guarding Safety Talk
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