Resources
Add value to your safety meetings with resources from JEM’s weekly Toolbox Talks.
Each week, we update content with safety topics relevant across industries. Our Toolbox Talks make it easy to maintain OSHA compliance and keep employees safe without taking up a lot of time to research topics.
Access our archive of talks below and check back weekly for a new topic.
Return to Standard Time
Companies must be made aware of the effects fatigue has on the workplace. Fatigue can result from poor quality of sleep or from contributing factors due to change in time that occurs every March and November. The time has come once again, that we return to standard...
It Won’t Happen to Me!
It won’t happen to me, is a perception that several people have, especially when risk is a factor. It is based on one’s judgment inflicted by self-esteem and often involves decision making. When making decisions under pressure, made by assessing capability to complete...
First Aid and Emergency Supplies
Injuries in the workplace are a common occurrence. According to the National Safety Council, a worker is injured every 7 seconds, which is approximately 510 workers per hour. The most common types of injuries are cuts, lacerations, sprains, strains, and pain. OSHA...
Wheel Chocking Guidelines
When parking on a dock, set the brakes including the emergency brake, per FMCSA 49 CFR 393, and ensure the truck is parked securely as close to the dock as possible. When it comes to chocking the tires, the FMCSA does not require drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles...
After the Storm
After the storm, you may go outdoors, or return to the area, if you evacuated, only after authorities have confirmed it to be safe. If you are participating in cleanup operations at your workplace, your employer is required to protect all workers from anticipated...
During the Storm
If your job involves working outdoors, it is recommended that prior to any activity, employers check the forecast for weather conditions, and reschedule if necessary, to avoid any hazardous outcomes from severe weather. All employees, should become familiar with...
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Working with Pain
Many people experience some type of pain from time to time; when you get a paper cut, hit your thumb with a hammer, or step-down wrong and twist your ankle. However, when the injury heals, you most likely, no longer feel pain. It’s the feeling of pain that lasts for...
Overdose Awareness
According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 100,000 Americans died of drug overdose between April 2020 and April 2021, exceeding the death toll of any year since the 1990s when the opioid epidemic began. In 2021, overdose deaths...
Brake Safety
During the 2020 Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Annual Brake Safety Week roadside inspections, 12% of the trucks and buses inspected were placed out of service for brake-related violations. More than one in ten trucks’ brakes were bad enough to take them off...
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