| File Reference : | TT-7-16 General Safety Guidance |
| Date File Updated | 05-10-26 |
| Category | Training Talks | Tags: iso 9001, ISO 45001, 6.1, 7.1, 8.1, 8.2, IMS1 7.1, IMS1 7.2, IMS1 7.3 |
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This is the talk to give everyone when they start, covering the basic rules that apply right across the workplace. The guidance sets them out clearly for whoever leads it.
This training talk is supplied in fully editable MS Word format, prepared using the F-Q7 Training Talk Attendance Record form template. All text is in Calibri font for improved readability.
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General Safety Guidance Training Talk
A training talk on general safety for all staff - each person's duty of care, using equipment safely, safety signs, protective equipment, fire routes and reporting accidents and safety issues. It is a one-page attendance record with the talk description already filled in, and it refers to the guidance document to run the talk from.
The Talk and the Documents It Refers To
- TT-7-16 General Safety Guidance - the attendance record, with the topic and talk description ready to use and a signature line for each attendee
- GG-7-16 General Safety Guidance - the guidance document the talk is based on, to prepare from and to issue to staff afterwards
- P-3 Health and Safety Policy - the policy the talk refers to
Talk Description
- Your duty to take care of your own health and safety and that of others
- Using equipment only when trained and authorised, and never removing guards
- Following safety signs and notices, and keeping work areas clear and tidy
- Wearing the protective equipment issued, and keeping fire routes clear
- Reporting injuries, accidents, damage, spills and safety issues
- Reporting medical conditions that affect safety, no horseplay, and no-smoking rules
Running the Talk
Read through the guidance beforehand, talk the points through with the team, then have everyone sign the record. Keep the signed record as evidence that the briefing took place and who received it.
Why Everyone Has a Duty of Care
The talk opens with each person's duty to look after their own health and safety and that of the people around them. Starting there makes the rules that follow, from guards to housekeeping, part of everyone's job rather than something left to managers.
Adapting the Talk
The record and the guidance are both fully editable, so add your own site rules, such as smoking areas, restricted areas and visitor arrangements, and the name of the person staff report safety issues to. Update the talk description if you cover extra points.
Keeping the Training Record
File the signed record with your training records, or log the talk against each attendee in a training matrix, so you can show who has been briefed and when.
Who Is It For?
Every new starter, temporary worker and contractor, and existing staff as a refresher. It works well as the first talk at induction and after any change to site rules.
Included in the ISO 45001 Toolkit
This training talk is part of the ISO 45001 Toolkit, and is included in the integrated toolkits that include it.
Delivering Talks Regularly
Short, regular talks keep health and safety in front of people. Run this one alongside the other health and safety training talks to build awareness one topic at a time.
Related Training Talks
Other training talks that work alongside this one:
- TT-7-03 Completing a Risk Assessment
- TT-7-04 Accident and Incident Reporting
- TT-7-01 Safe Use and Management of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- TT-7-11 Know Your Safety Signs
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