Toolbox Talks

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The Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OR-FACE) team has created toolbox talks, which highlight a particular safety issue and provide guidance on how to address the safety issue to prevent injuries and fatalities in the future. The toolbox talks are used to foster a group discussion that focuses on the safety issue at hand and can be used during safety meetings and/or at the start of a shift. Toolbox talks are available in English and Spanish.

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Toolbox Talks - your resource for workplace safety

Toolbox talks are workplace safety conversation starters for Oregon’s high-risk industries: construction, transportation and logging. Engaging workers in toolbox talks can help employers meet Oregon OSHA’s safety committee and safety meeting requirements.

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Construction

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Transportation

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Logging

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