Safety Talk Categories

Browse Toolbox Talks by Category

Jump straight into safety talks that match your crew, facility, or type of work. Each category includes short 2–5 minute toolbox talks with key hazards, a simple script, safety reminders, and crew questions.

  • Browse by type of work, work area, or crew.
  • Open any topic for a ready-to-use toolbox talk script.
  • Pair topics with a free printable sign-in sheet for documentation.
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Browse by type of work

Choose the category that best matches your crew, facility, or daily jobs. You can always mix and match topics across categories.

Field & Site Work

Construction & Excavation Safety

Trenching, ladders, scaffolds, spotters, and PPE for field crews working around open cuts, heavy equipment, and changing job sites.

Construction & excavation View talks →

Warehouse & Material Handling

Forklifts & Hand Trucks

Forklifts, pallet jacks, hand trucks, loading docks, racking, and storage best practices for warehouses and material handling areas.

Material handling View talks →

Utilities & Public Works

Water, Sewer & Street Safety

Traffic control, confined spaces, line locating, trenching, underground utilities, and heavy equipment working around field crews.

Field operations View talks →

Office & Facility Safety

Slips, Trips & Facility Hazards

Housekeeping, walkways, storage, electrical panels, cords, and general facility safety for offices, plants, and support areas.

Facility & building safety View talks →

Culinary & Food Service

Kitchen & Hot Surface Safety

Knife safety, burns, hot surfaces, slippery floors, storage, and cleaning topics for commercial kitchens and food service operations.

Food service & kitchens View talks →

Vehicle & Driving Safety

Fleet & Roadway Safety

Pre-trip checks, backing, mirrors, road rage, driving in work zones, and seasonal driving hazards for fleet and commuter vehicles.

Driving & fleet View talks →

Not sure which category to start with?

Many supervisors pick a core category that matches most of their work, then mix in topics from other categories to match special jobs, projects, or seasons.

  • Start with the category that best matches your crew’s daily work.
  • Pull in seasonal topics from driving, slips and trips, or weather-related talks.
  • Use facility and office topics for support staff and safety committee meetings.
  • Document attendance with the free sign-in sheet for recordkeeping and audits.