What do people talk about at safety meetings?
Some possible topics for safety
meetings:
- Choosing the right eye protection
- Traffic & pedestrian safety on the jobsite
- Forklift-pedestrian safety
- Staying within the limits while using an extended reach forklift
- Eye hazards from laser equipment
- The top seven causes of lower back injuries
- The top five injuries from nail guns
- What's a rotator cuff, and why do they get torn?
- Injuries during the first and last hours of the day
- Making temporary walkways that are safe
- How to keep the walkways clear and reduce clutter
- What to do in case of a specific emergency -- fire, earthquake,
chemical spill
- A "close call" someone reported. For example: a near-miss
by a forklift
- How someone in the company got injured
- How someone in another company got injured
- How to safely operate a new piece of equipment the company has just
bought or leased.
- New hazards now that the season is changing -- rain, cold, heat,
darkness
- How to predict an accident
- What would make these safety meetings more worth your time?
- Watching out for "road rage"
- Using a fire extinguisher
- Reporting unsafe conditions & near misses
- Using a cell phone while driving
- Proper lifting techniques
- Our Lock-Out/Tag-Out ("Energy Control") program
- Recognizing the effects of carbon monoxide
- Problems in using ladders
- Stretching exercises to prevent injuries
- How loud is too loud?
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