Tool Box Meeting

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TOOL BOX MEETING


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methods required ofthe operation athand.

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CONTENTS

Types of Safety Meetings

Elements of Safety Meetings

The Tool Box Meeting (TBM)

Effective Tool Box Meetings

Suggested TBM TopicsWritten Examinations


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Types of Safety Meetings

Executive meeting

Departmental meeting

Mass meeting

Small group meeting


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The ExecutiveMeeting

Team members: Operating executives

Supervisors

Nature of Discussion & Purpose: Strategic, to formulate policies

Initiate safety program

Plan special activities

Frequency & Duration: Periodic (every 2 months, quarterly, etc.)

1 to 2 hours or per staff agreement


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The DepartmentalMeeting

Team members: Department head

Department team players/supervisors

Discussion Nature & Purpose: Semi-strategic to tactical

To discuss special problems

Plan campaigns

Analyze accidents

Frequency & Duration: Monthly

One (1) hour


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The Mass Meeting

Team members: Top executive and all staff

All employees, including families

Discussion Nature & Purpose: Festive & per occasions program

Special launching of contest, safetyrecord celebration, presentation ofawards, change of company policy, etc.

Frequency & Duration: Occasional

Half day to whole day affair


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Small Group Meeting

Team members: Team leader (manager, supervisor,

foreman)

All team members doing same or similar

work nature or function

Discussion Nature & Purpose: Tactical, day-to-day items and details

Discuss specific safety topics (accidentcauses, safety problems, tactics, etc.)

Frequency & Duration: Regular every shift, daily and weekly

Between 10 to 30 minutes per session


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The Tool BoxMeeting (TBM)

Tool box meeting etymology

Classification small group meeting

Common use construction jobs Nature of discussion tactical

Conducted 10 min before work start

Intervals depending on job hazards,accident frequency and/or safetyproblem occurrence; more = more!


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Effective ToolBox Meetings

The TBM requires effective skills ofcommunication:

Choose only 1 2 topics for discussion

Base topic selection on current needs

Keep discussion focused on chosen topic

Encourage questions and give straight to the

point answers to end up in time Vary approach every meeting to maintain

workers interest (whats new vs. again?)


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SUGGESTED TBM TOPICS

Previous & most recent accident investigation results & conclusion

Safety precautions for work to bedone during the work period/shift

Safety problems recently encounteredto emphasize resolution/precautions

Special topics announcement ofsafety contests, awards, records, etc.


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REMEMBER

A 10 to 15 minute TBM can go a long wayto emphasize safety measures and helpimprove safety awareness

Never take TBM for granted; it is a verygood tool both of transparency & sincerity

Never assume that workers already know

what will be discussed in your TBM Keeping TBMs alive as well as lively is your

challenge!


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Letter Y of Section 1 of DO#13

Safety committee and theirrelationships with tool boxmeetings

Maintaining activeparticipation/workers interests intool box meetings

General Contents:


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Y) Tool box meeting or gangmeeting refers to daily meetingamong workers and their

respective supervisors for thepurpose of instructions, discussionand proper briefing on the plannedwork, the assessment of past work,the possibility or actual occurrence of

accidents at the site, tips andsuggestions on how to preventpossible accidents and other relatedmatters.

Section 1 of DO#13


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Toolbox Meeting before startingwork;

Hold a group meeting with all

workers attending.

Explain all directions received atsafety meetings and schedulemeetings;

Explain the nature of theoperation and the work plan;

Tool box meeting


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Explain the role of each worker(proper work assignment);

Confirm the qualification and skill

of each worker; Discover safety problems by danger

searching activity;

Check clothing and protective

devices of workers (hang-over, lackof sleep, etc.)

Tool box meeting contd.


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Create a good environment forsafety ideas, everyone is morelikely to accept them.

It would be a good practice toget the people to see how manysafe attitudes they can think of.

Safety committee and theirrelationships with tool box meetings


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Let workers take part in thediscussions about how accidents canbe prevented.

Let the worker see how many safe

attitudes they can think of. Attitudes for safety grow. New

workers are influenced by thebehavior of veteran workers andothers who they took to as leaders.

Implement a Safety PromotionProgram.

Providing interesting safety topics.

Maintaining activeparticipation/workers interests in toolbox meetings


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SAFETY TOOL BOX TOPICS

Your Friend the Hard Hat Eye Protection

Hand Protection Safety Shoes Hearing Safety Material Handling

Safe Lifting Moving Heavy Machinery Lifting with Cranes and Hoist


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SAFETY TOOL BOX TOPICS

Fire Safety Unsafe Acts in Construction Welding and Cutting Safety

Handling of Compressed Gases Lock-Out for Safety Safe Ladder Usage Flammable Liquids

Scaffolding Slips and Falls Noise of the Job Struck-by Accidents


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TOOL BOX MEETING

WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS

NO. OF LINE ITEMS = 20


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WRITTEN EXAMWrite T = True or F = False

1. The four (4) types of safety meetings areexecutive, mass, departmental and smallgroup.

2. The executive meeting is strategic in nature

and attended by executive operatives3. The departmental meeting is intended to

discuss special safety problems and analyzeaccidents

4. The mass meeting is festive in nature,attended by employees and family, and onlyoccasional

5. Small group meetings are tactical in natureand are intended to discuss specific safety

matters.


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6. A tool box meeting is a big groupmeeting conducted in construction

7. A TBM discusses strategic items8. A TBM lasts from 30 min to 1 hour

9. A TBM is done after the work shift

10.You may choose same topics all overagain for your TBM to ensure everything is imprinted in workers minds



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11.To be effective, TBM is to have only 1 to2 topics per session

12.Topic selection must be based on

current needs13.Discussion must be focused on the

chosen topic only

14.You need to encourage questions and

answer them straight forward15.You need to maintain employee interest

by variation of approach on every TBM



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16.TBM topic may be last years accidentcase

17.You may discuss company strategic

safety plans in a TBM18.You may also discuss special topics such

as launching of safety contest in a TBM

19.You need to emphasize resolutions ofsafety problems in your TBM

20.You can take TBMs for granted becausethe work is more important!


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