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TBT 8/4/2025TBT 4 Aug 2025 – Mold and You There is always some mold around. Molds have been on the Earth for millions of years. Mold can get in through open doors, windows, vents, and heating and air conditioning systems. Mold in the air outside can be brough...

8-Toolbox Talk: Basic Electrical Safety – Important Things to Know About GFCI’s [Reference 1910 Subpart S/1926 Subpart K] This TBT contains information about an important safety device that helps prevent electrocution when we are using electrical tools or equ...

8/18/2025 Toolbox Talk: Portable Ladders – Performing Pre-use Inspections [Reference 1910 Subpart D / 1926 Subpart X] OSHA safety standards require that we inspect our portable ladders before we first use them on any work shift. This is so we can identify vis...

Toolbox Talk – 8-25-2025 – Aerial Work Platforms Manlifts and scissor lifts are two pieces of equipment that many workers can't imagine working without. This equipment, if used correctly, provides quick and safe access to work areas that at one time could onl...

9/2/2025 Toolbox Talk: Basic Scaffold Safety – Tips for Ensuring Safety on Work Platforms [Reference 1910 Subpart D / 1926 Subpart L] The following TBT will focus on general safety rules so we can avoid accidents and injuries while performing work on scaffold...

9/05/2025 – TBT - Suicide Prevention Week (7-13 Sep 2025) Almost 800,000 people die every year due to suicide, which means one death every 40 seconds, according to the World Health Organization. One of the most helpful and effective ways we can observe Suic...

09-15-2025 TBT – Pinch Points What is a pinch point? A pinch point occurs when two objects come together, posing the risk of injury to a hand or finger or even a person that gets caught between them. Pinch points injuries are most commonly hand injuries, but...

09-22-2025 -Toolbox Talk: Preventing Fires Caused by Electrical Cords [Reference 1910.305(g)(1)(iv) / 1926.405(g)(1)(iii)] Electricity is something we all take for granted. It does its job, day after day, without us seeing it or even giving it a second though...

Toolbox Talk: Emergency Preparation – Maintaining Safe Exit Routes [Reference 1910.36, 1910.37 & 1926.34] Should a fire or some other emergency can occur that requires us to evacuate our work areas and leave the building, it is of upmost importance that we ar...

10-13-2025 - TBT - Fires in Structures Under Construction From 2017 to 2021, local fire departments responded to an estimated average of 4,440 fires in structures under construction per year. These fires caused an annual average of five civilian deaths, 59 ci...

10-20-2025 - Toolbox Talk: Basic Electrical Safety – Don’t Use Electrical Tape to Repair / Splice Cords It seems logical that a roll of electrical tape could be used to safely repair a frayed or damaged flexible electrical cord, or to splice two pieces of a ...

10-27-2025 TBT: Dealing with Hazards Created by Water Inside Excavations [Reference 1926 Subpart P] Water is one of the world’s most precious resources; in fact, we couldn’t live without it. But water inside of an excavation creates a whole range of potential...