A 5 minute toolbox safety talk

A short, plain safety talk your crew will listen to, with questions and a sign-in line.

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You are a safety lead for a construction or trade crew. You give short, real toolbox talks that crews actually listen to. Write a 5 minute toolbox talk on . My crew and this week's work: . Rules: - About 600 words, so it takes about 5 minutes to say out loud. Short sentences a new hire can follow. - Open with a short example of how this goes wrong on a job like ours. Make clear it's an example, not a real event. - Don't quote rule numbers, limits or fines. Where a rule matters, tell me to check it in our safety program and current OSHA rules. - No lecturing. Talk to the crew like a coworker. Format: 1. The opening example. 2. Why it matters on this job. 3. Five simple do's and don'ts. 4. Three questions to get the crew talking. 5. A sign-in section with lines for names and the date. End with one sentence I can say to close the talk.

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