Let’s Talk Safety: 2012.0 contains 52 weekly safety talks that cover a variety of safety topics related to water utility operations. Each talk can be made in just a few minutes by American Water Works Association. Let’s Talk Safety makes it easy for safety officers to spend a few minutes each week communicating with employees about the critical importance of working safely. This book will help you open up important safety dialogues and give you common starting points for discussion. You may also want to consider placing these articles in your employee safety publications.
The Contents of Safety Training Talks American Water Works
- How to Use Let’s Talk Safety
1. How to Conduct a Safety Tailboard
2. Climbing Elevated Tanks: The Height of Safety
3. Understanding Safety Data Sheets
4. Powerful Protection from PPE
5. Safety for Employees Working Remotely/Alone
6. CPR and AEDs Can Save Lives
7. Energized Electric Equipment Can Be Deadly
8. Trenching: Don’t Dig into Trouble!
9. Quick Equipment Checks
10. Jackhammer Safety
11. An Open-and-Shut Case for Gate Valve Safety
12. Biohazards and Worker Safety
13. Weld Well to End Well
14. You’ve Got the Power! of Power Tools
15. Facing Up to Stress
16. Lightning: The Underrated Killer
17. Texting and Working Don’t Mix
18. Lockout / Tagout: Water under Pressure
19. Accident Investigation: Key to Preventing Future Accidents
20. Reagents in Disguise: Chemical Safety - 21. Be Kind to Your Body: Stretch before Working
- 22. Build a Construction Site Safely
23. Don’t Be Shocked by Charged Pipes!
24. Know Your Colors, and Call Before You Dig
25. Take a Load Off: Tips for Safe Lifting
26. Keep Trouble Out and Let Help in with Access Control
27. Climb into Confined-Space Safety
28. Message to Self: Distracted Driving is Dangerous
29. Don’t Let Chemicals Get You!
30. Listen Up to Protect Your Hearing
31. Climb onto Ladder Safety
32. Working at Altitude: Don’t Fall into Danger
33. The Safe Use of Compressed Air
34. Hypothermia and Heat Exhaustion
35. Cutting Pipe Safely with Power Saws
36. Vehicle Safety: Check, Inspect, Drive!
37. Safe Fuel Handling Practices
38. Keeping Chemical Deliveries Safe
39. Don’t Get in a Bind with a Backhoe
40. Operating Laboratory Equipment
41. Setting Up a Safe Traffic Control Zone
42. Holding on to Hand Safety
43. Eyes on Safety
44. Handling the Load: Forklift Safety
45. Reducing the Risk of Workplace Violence
46. Carbon Monoxide: A Silent Killer
47. Night Work Safety
48. Avoid Harm from Laboratory Hazards
49. Avoid Slips and Trips
50. Be Prepared for an Emergency
51. Job Hazard Analysis: Identify and Reduce Hazards
52. Avoid Arc Flash