Reason for Talk What is good for the site is good for you Main Points General • ♦ Sites should be fenced all around with recognised access points, and signs should be displayed warning that it is a construction site and that entry is prohibited. • ♦ Plant and equipment should be locked away out of sight where practicable, and disabled/secured in situ where not practicable. • ♦ Never leave keys in any plant when unattended. • ♦ Hazardous substances on site that may be readily familiar to site employees can pose a serious risk to unauthorised persons who have not encountered them before - lock them away. Serial Roze Siah 134 more. • ♦ Consider methods of access control based upon the scale and type of site (this may comprise a simple sign telling persons to report to the site manager, or could be a manned access point - note this may also provide a method of monitoring who is on site for emergency purposes). • ♦ Remove ladders from scaffolding, walls, etc, or board up at the end of each working day. • ♦ Whilst trespassers, including children, should be challenged and either escorted off site or introduced to the site manager, avoid putting yourself in a position where you could be accused of assault.

Aprenda Ingles Em 30 Dias Para on this page. On Site Safety The presenter should outline / reiterate the site specific requirements of this particular site with regard to; • ♦ The law effectively gives trespassers the right not to expect to be put at risk if they enter a construction site. This particularly applies to children. • ♦ Visitors are entitled to a safe environment and they should not be exposed to risk when on a construction site. • ♦ Site security should ensure that no-one can access the site when occupied without authorisation, and when not occupied without having to clearly commit trespass. M AIN P OINT FROM T HIS S ESSION.

Choice of Toolbox topic: choose a topic that is relevant to your audience; there is little point in talking about office safety to a group of ground workers. You could choose a talk related to an incident from the news; something that happened on site recently; new work processes; hazards, or in the absence of any particular circumstances, pick a talk.