Toolbox talks by topic · English
PPE
6 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
Eye Protection
Glasses, goggles or shield — picking for the hazard, and what to do in the first seconds after something gets in an eye.
29 CFR 1926.102 · 29 CFR 1910.133
Toolbox Talk · About 10 minutes to deliver
Hearing Protection
Hearing loss is painless, gradual and permanent — and the plugs only work if they are in properly.
29 CFR 1910.95 · 29 CFR 1926.52 · 29 CFR 1926.101
Toolbox Talk · About 10 minutes to deliver
Hand Safety and Pinch Points
Hands are the most injured part of the body on a jobsite, and the two causes are the line of fire and the wrong glove.
29 CFR 1910.138 · 29 CFR 1926.28 · 29 CFR 1910.212
Toolbox Talk · About 8 minutes to deliver
Hard Hats and Head Protection
When one is required, why the suspension is the part that saves you, and the ways a hard hat quietly stops working.
29 CFR 1926.100 · 29 CFR 1910.135
Toolbox Talk · About 10 minutes to deliver
Respirators and the Seal
A respirator that does not seal is a comfort object. Fit testing, the medical evaluation, facial hair, and the check you do every single time.
29 CFR 1910.134
Toolbox Talk · About 8 minutes to deliver
Inspecting Your PPE
Every piece of it has a way of failing quietly, and the inspection takes about ninety seconds for the lot.
29 CFR 1910.132 · 29 CFR 1926.95 · 29 CFR 1926.502
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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