Toolbox talks by topic · English
Electrical
4 talks on this topic. Each prints as a one-page talk plus a sign-in sheet with the topic and citations already filled in, and each is also published in Spanish.
Toolbox Talk · About 10 minutes to deliver
Extension Cords and GFCI
Damaged cords, missing ground pins and why GFCI protection is not optional on a wet jobsite.
29 CFR 1926.404 · 29 CFR 1926.405 · 29 CFR 1926.416
Toolbox Talk · About 10 minutes to deliver
Overhead Power Lines
You do not have to touch a line to be killed by one. Clearance distances, who has to keep them, and the rule about staying in the truck.
29 CFR 1926.1408 · 29 CFR 1926.416 · 29 CFR 1926.1407
Toolbox Talk · About 9 minutes to deliver
Generators and Temporary Power
Backfeed can kill a lineman a mile away, the exhaust kills whoever is closest, and temporary wiring is where the shocks come from.
29 CFR 1926.404 · 29 CFR 1926.405 · 29 CFR 1926.416
Toolbox Talk · About 9 minutes to deliver
Arc Flash and the Boundary
The hazard that burns without touching anything, why de-energising is the only real control, and what the label on the panel is telling you.
29 CFR 1910.333 · 29 CFR 1910.335 · 29 CFR 1910.132
Toolbox talks are not the training
A ten-minute talk raises awareness on one topic. It does not satisfy an OSHA training requirement on its own, and it is not a substitute for the training your people are actually required to have. When you need that, it is what we sell.
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