A Toolbox Talk or TBT focuses on one specific Operation & provides an opportunity for a Supervisor to emphasize the importance of a particular issue or procedure, and for others in the Team to ask questions for clarification.
What to Discuss ?
General task related information Work Activity / Task (specific) Simultaneous Operations (SIMOPS) Hazard categories Biggest risks to people Stop the Job triggers Who is Doing What
SIMOPS
SIMOPS may occur above, below, or adjacent to the task being undertaken or even out of view (e.g. other end of a pipeline). Simultaneous activities may include lifting activities within a congested construction site or hot work in close proximity to live plant e.t.c. It is important for the Talk leader to ensure that the people conducting the SIMOPS are made aware his/her own work scope and any agreed limitations/boundaries.
Hazard Categories
The Talk Leader is required to discuss the content of the associated risk assessment being used to cover the task The hazard categories section of the following Toolbox Card Prompt Card is designed to act as a prompt in discussing the hazards and associated control measures, which may have or may not have been identified on the applicable risk assessments
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