Posted By apetrie Hullo all. I'm looking for ways to develop the toolbox talks used on my sites. Currently, our supervisors choose a subject from a library and deliver this on site. I would be grateful to know of anyone who has ideas as to how to make the process more engaging / exciting for everyone and also get the key messages across. Has anyone else had experience of a similar situation? If so, what did you do? Thanks. Alex

Posted By Bob Youel Please don't lose sight of the fact that you have to mix tool box talks etc with production needs - short sharp etc and to the point TT's over a period helps 'reinforcement' as that's all TT's are supposed to be e.g. a simple and quick tool - Proper training is the base and TT's are the support to that training

Posted By MickN By keeping your ear to the ground (not suggesting you don't) you can bring back local issues to the group as a whole & discuss. Incidents & near misses from the past week is also a good thing to discuss. Issues you are currently dealing with lets them konw you are working to make their world safer. Finally, take questions from the floor (quickly lay down the law regarding silly ones designed to waste time). All of this gets your people talking and provides a real platform for issues. Remember to feed back on the issues they raise. They will measure you (personally) on how you deal with their issues. Just my experience with TBTs. Mick PS: I've never used formula TBT topics/sheets, it's too dull and nobody wants to listen to you drone through another procedure.