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iv 355-BQD-01-IAAP © 2024, Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) | 1 877 494 WSPS (9777) | WSPS.CA Landscape Ontario – Workplace Safety Tailgate Talks Table of Contents IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS ....................................................................................... i DISCLAIMER .............................................................................................................. ii OUR OBJECTIVE ......................................................................................................... iii INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 1 Complying with the Occupational Health & Safety Act (OHSA) ............................................................... 1 Encouraging a Positive Health and Safety Culture in our Workplace ......................................................... 1 Worker Behaviour is the Turning Key in any Safe Working Environment .................................................. 2 Roles and Responsibilities ................................................................................................................. 2 Critical Injuries Need to be Reported to the MLITSD .............................................................................. 3 Plan to Return to Work After an Injury................................................................................................ 4 Training Tips .................................................................................................................................. 4 How to Facilitate Workplace Safety Tailgate Talks ................................................................................ 4 How to Use this Tool: ....................................................................................................................... 4 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Symbols ..................................................................................... 5 Equipment Hazard Symbols .............................................................................................................. 6 General Health & Safety Best Practices .............................................................................................. 7 AERATORS ................................................................................................................ 9 ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES (ATVs) .................................................................................. 11 BACKING UP ............................................................................................................ 13 BIOHAZARDS ........................................................................................................... 14 CARTS, DOLLIES, WHEELBARROWS AND PALLET LIFTERS ............................................ 15 CELL PHONES ........................................................................................................... 17 CHAINSAWS ............................................................................................................. 18 COLD STRESS AND WORKING IN COLD WEATHER ........................................................... 20 CONCRETE WORK .................................................................................................... 22 CUTTING, SAWING, DRILLING, OR CHISEL USE ............................................................. 24 DIGGING ................................................................................................................. 25 EDGERS (POWERED) ................................................................................................ 26 ELECTRICAL HAZARDS .............................................................................................. 27 ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS ...................................................................................... 28 EXCAVATIONS .......................................................................................................... 30 FALL ARREST ............................................................................................................ 32