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TOOLBOX TALK? Inductions, tool box talks and safety briefings, are an important method of getting the message across about health, safety, processes, and any other issues that impact on the working patterns of you and your team on-site.
First impressions count: Don’t start your session with, “OK let’s get through this so we can get back to work”. As this statement tells your team that the information to follow is not important. The first image this gives them is that we’re doing this just to say we’ve done it. Be enthusiastic and deliver a clear message. This will show the importance of health and safety standards on-site, and that you value their safety.
Many of us have attended tool box talks,
Know your audience:
inductions and/or safety briefings in our
It’s important to have it clear in your mind to whom these messages are for. Do they have any needs to enable them to better understand messages you are delivering? For example, if English is not your workers’ first language then think carefully about how to get your message across. Also, the relevance of the message to the audience is important, briefing the workers who may be new to the team will be different to those who already know the key safety protocols.
working careers. Can you recall the last briefing you gave that engaged your team and you knew they understood what was expected when leaving the briefing? With a little planning and consideration for the following elements you could add greater impact to your briefing, delivering focussed and clear messages to your team.
Keep it simple and be consistent with your messages: It is so important to use short, straightforward, simple words and phrases. Avoid slang words, jargon and acronyms’, these add nothing to your message and can become distracting. Have one or two clear points, anymore than three and the message can be lost and your team’s recall of key points will be poorer.
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