Safety tool box tips

1. HBF Managers’ Toolbox Talk

2. Instructions for use
The attached slides can be developed/ bespoke for your use by adding
& deleting as appropriate. If the toolbox talk is used please ensure
records of attendance are forwarded to the HBF H&S committee.
The slides can be used as either a PowerPoint presentation or printed
and used as a flip chart.

3. Housekeeping matters
HBF Slips, trips & falls statistics
Slips, trips & falls accounted for 32% of all RIDDORs recorded by HBF
During 2006 248 RIDDOR reportable accidents attributed to slips, trips
& falls:
• 45 major injuries
• 199 over three day injuries
• 4 involve members of the public
HSE advise over 50% slips, trips & falls due to housekeeping issues

4. Plan the
work
Monitor,
Manage
&
review
Maintain Walkways
&
Traffic routes
Access to plots
& scaffold
Materials
storage
Waste Management
Information,
Instruction
&
Training
SEE IT
SORT IT
REPORT IT

5. Housekeeping
Housekeeping is about keeping site in good order
• Walkways & access routes
• Access into/ out of plots
• Access onto/ off scaffold
• Waste management
• Materials storage
We need your consistent support and application to remove
issues & potential accidents

6. The most common cause ….
“Access obstructed with materials
or waste, cables strewn around
the floor, footpaths aren’t properly
stoned or levelled, and simple
things like steps into site cabins”
Dave Jordan HSE Construction Inspector
HSE 2007 campaign indicated
almost 1 in 3 sites & 1 in 4
contractors inspected were below
acceptable standards

7. Management Control
Housekeeping “ the general
conditions of the workplace and
the control of materials within it to
avoid risks to the workforce”
For example: Plot access made
difficult unnecessarily (H&S
issue). Poor presentation to
buyers/ visitors etc, material
damage & possible pollution
(wind blown waste)

8. It does not happen overnight
Housekeeping standards change over time. Too often as soon as a
“good” standard is achieved they are allowed to decline
We need a consistent good standard of housekeeping
throughout our developments
Target
Current

9. Pedestrian Management
• Vehicle & pedestrian segregation is a high risk in the
construction industry and is an HSE Priority topic.
“Every construction site shall be organised in such a
way that, so far as is reasonably practicable,
pedestrians and vehicles can move safely and
without risks to health”
Reg 36 CDM regs
• Pedestrian & Vehicle management must be planned &
managed throughout the project

10. Pedestrian Management
Good & regular communication & co-ordination required to ensure effective
pedestrian management
We need to know what your planning i.e. deliveries, craneage etc
We need to tell you how pedestrian/ vehicle routes will change
• Ensure pedestrian routes are clear of
stored materials & trip hazards, and remain
so.
• Does the stone that we have laid provide a
trip free walkway of adequate width ?
• Contractors need to agree storage
locations away from pedestrian routes &
reinstate barriers once plot “loaded out”

11. Plot Access
• Plot access will be used by all entering
the unit.
• Good access is beneficial for all
• Simple stone ramps to the threshold will
remove a potential trip hazard
• Provide good access & prevent the need
for operatives to improvise
• Bricks, blocks & pallets are not suitable
means of plot access

12. Plot Access: Planning
• Site Manager: address the location/ construction of plot access at
oversight. Will enable Scaffolder to erect scaffold, ladder access &
loading bays to avoid conflict.
• Site Manager: Selection/ compaction of stone in the access/ ramp
need consideration so that the ramp itself does not create a hazard
• Scaffolder: Seek confirmation from Site Manager where every plot
access to be located prior to erection of scaffold

13. Plot access: In Use
• Keep Plot access clear of both waste & stored material
• Trades need to clear waste DAILY and keep storage
outside plots away from Plot access
• Ensure scaffold adjusted to provide unhindered access
• Principal Contractor responsible
to provide safe access & egress
to/ from plots
• We expect you to use the access
provided or advise on defects for
rectification

14. Ladder Access: Planning
• Site Manager: address layout of
ladder access with Contracts
Manager during planning &
updating of CPHSP
• Scaffolder: Seek instruction from
Site Manager where ladder
access to be located prior to
erection
• Ladder: In conflict with plot
access & scaffold tubes
• Scaffolding: Numerous
defects

15. Ladder Access: Use
Keep stored material & waste away
from bottom of ladders
Ladder: Trip hazards at bottom of
ladder from poor planning
Ladder: Poor housekeeping leaves
broken/ twisted ankle waiting to happen

16. Loading Bays
• Loading bays are high risk
areas from falling objects and
the access/ movement of
Forklift trucks.
• Keep loading bays away from
ladder access & plot access
• Loading bay poorly
sited: access below
• Housekeeping:
Appalling

17. Loading Bays: Planning
• Site Manager: address layout of loading bays with
Contracts Manager during planning & updating of
strategy plan
• Site Manager: address interface between pedestrian
route & forklift access to loading bay when planning
layout
• Scaffolder: Seek instruction from Site Manager where
every loading bay to be located prior to erection

18. Materials Control & Storage: Use
• Remove waste from storage as it is
produced (consider skip near storage
areas?)
• Control incoming deliveries to
match production & available
space
• Surplus materials to be returned to
storage area(s) not left around site
• Restock surplus materials returned
from site in good order

19. Waste Management: Planning
• An untidy site is both a dangerous
site & a poor quality site.
• Poor waste management makes a
site dangerous & affects
profitability & productivity
• All work areas are to be left clean
of any rubbish into mini skips on a
daily basis
How many operatives are put at
risk by this standard of
housekeeping ?

20. Waste Management: In practice
Use the skips provided for the
RIGHT material
• Hazardous waste: Mini
skip/bin usually in compound
for mastic, Solvents,
aerosols, chemicals, diesel
& oil
• Plasterboard waste: Either
plasterboard bag or yellow
plasterboard skip
Just because it has waste
in does not mean it is
suitable for your waste!