Are you having toolbox meetings?

These short and scheduled discussions promote teamwork and drive a safety-first approach. The more you reinforce safe practices and proper procedures, the less likely there is to be a disconnect between the official safety training and what is actually done on a day-to-day basis.

Toolbox Meetings are important to:

• Provide an open channel for communication
• Help foster a culture of safety
• Highlight management's commitment to safety
• Keep everyone up to speed

Toolbox meetings are most effective when their duration is kept short. We recommend keeping yours under 15 minutes. As toolbox meetings are short, they can be conducted easily and regularly without affecting productivity or output.

By creating an avenue for regular yet informal safety discussions, you’re normalising the process of raising concerns and questions. Your teams are given the opportunity to discuss safety measures and procedures, before a potential incident occurs.

Regularly scheduling toolbox meetings, demonstrates that safety is a priority and is taken very seriously in your place of work. A safe work culture stems from management and filters down throughout every level of the business. Become the example you want the rest of your team to follow.

Good leadership is essential for a successful safety strategy.

Toolbox meetings help to create a company-wide commitment to safety. Highlighting to every employee that safety is not a one and done annual checklist event, but a real area of focus and ongoing priority.

With a duration of only 10-15 minutes, the cost of implementing regular toolbox meetings in the workplace is minimal. They have the potential to prevent costly damage to property or equipment, reduce serious harm or injury, and even save a life.

Toolbox meetings are a powerful tool that should not be underestimated.

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Download our Meeting Template here and start your regular Toolbox Meetings today!

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