Safety Evolution Blog

A toolbox talk is an informal way to educate your workers overall about safety. Toolbox talks are focused on a particular safety issue and are meant to raise awareness for workers to keep safety top of mind. They also help stay compliant with OSHA and Occupational Health and Safety for keeping your workers informed - Toolbox Talks are the easiest way to ensure that your employees are taught to recognize and avoid unsafe conditions in their work environment.

Today more and more organizations are looking deeply into data to uncover new safety insights and make better-informed decisions. With so much data easily obtainable, building out your reporting dashboard from scratch can seem daunting.  Where do you even start? Which key performance indicators (KPI) are most significant to track? 

With the end of fall just around the corner, winter is about to set in. The winter months bring their own set of challenges and safety hazards because of increased weather hazards such as the increased risk of slipping due to ice build-up, freezing temperatures and the risk of snow build-up on worksites. We’ve compiled a list of 18 health and safety topics you can discuss with your workers to help them stay safe during winter.

The aviation industry is highly regulated, for reasons that are likely obvious: when you are sending metal tubes into the sky full of people, a good overview of all safety policies and procedures is crucial. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is a United Nations specialized agency established in 1944 to manage the planning and development of international air transport, including safety standards. As part of this task, the organization requires member states to make it mandatory for aviation companies to implement safety management systems that comply with ICAO standards.

Safety professionals in any type of organization typically face three types of problems on a regular basis:  fieldworker buy-in, keeping up with regulatory compliance, and delivering value to stakeholders. Scanning documents, using spreadsheets and email, or simple form submission systems are not enough to manage safety programs and meet regulations efficiently. The problem is not just in the paperwork, digital or otherwise, but in the administrative processes and not having the right data at the right time. 

Incident reports are crucial to establishing safety for employees as well as establishing best practices in the workplace. Properly documenting incidents helps identify dangers in the work environment and avoid situations that could potentially endanger people. 

Health and safety are extra essential in summer because of the environment's additional hazards. We've compiled a list of 125 health and safety topics you can talk about with your workers.