Safety talks
This is a resource page designed for safety leaders to help them increase safety awareness and improve performance in their organizations.
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) provides this training resource to assist you in your risk reduction efforts. This resource may not address all the actions necessary to ensure compliance with federal, state or local laws, regulations, codes, and standards. Use of the information in this resource does not guarantee you have satisfied all legal obligations.
BWC does not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, that your workplace is safe, free of occupational hazards or in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, codes, or standards. BWC encourages you to conduct periodic workplace inspections and review written programs regularly. BWC does not endorse any specific companies or products mentioned for illustrative purposes in the resource.
Construction
Driving
- Defensive Driving and Motor Vehicle Safety
- Distracted Driving
- Parking Lot Safety
- Road Rage and Aggressive Driving
Electricity and lockout/tagout
- Electrical Safety (English) (Spanish)
- Lockout/Tagout for Affected and Other Employees
- Lockout/Tagout for Authorized Employees
- Static Electricity Hazards
- Working Safely with Electricity
Ergonomics and Office
- Back Injuries
- Basic Ergonomics
- Computer Workstation Ergonomics
- Construction Ergonomics
- Manual Material Handling
- Office wellness
- Preventing Overexertion in the Workplace
- Vibrating Tools
Falls and fall prevention
- Falls
- Parking Lot Safety
- Portable Ladder Safety (English) (Spanish)
- Reducing Slip, Trip, and Fall Hazards in Schools
- Slips, Trips, and Falls in Nursing Facilities
- Three-point Technique to Prevent Falls from Mobile Equipment
- Walking Working Surface
Fire safety and emergency preparedness
- Care & Inspection of your FR/AR Clothing
- Evaluating Flame Resistant Clothing
- Fire Extinguisher
- Flammable Liquids
- Hot Work
- Hot Work Hazards in the Oil and Gas Industry
- Static Electricity Hazards
First aid and health care
Industrial hygiene
- Asbestos Awareness
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Carbon Monoxide
- Chemical Labels in the Workplace
- Cold Stress
- Combustible Dust
- Emergency Eyewash and Showers
- Hazard Communication Program
- Hearing Conservation (General Industry)
- Heat Stress
- Ototoxic Chemicals
- Permit-Required Confined Spaces
- Respiratory Protection
- Safety Data Sheets
Industrial safety
- Boom Truck Safety
- Colors of Safety
- Compressed Air Safety
- Conveyor Safety in Industry
- Hand Safety
- Hand Tool Safety
- Handling, Storing, and Transporting Gasoline
- Housekeeping Safety
- Job Safety Analysis
- Loading Dock Safety
- Lone Worker Safety
- Office Safety
- Preventing Cuts and Lacerations
- Safe Forklift Operation
- Utility Knife Safety
- Near-Miss Reporting