The Life-Saving Rules
Each rule explained in plain language, with a real-world incident and reflective questions to use in your next toolbox talk. See the incidents behind the rules →
Controlling the Spark: Essential Fire Prevention in Hot Work Zones
Sparks travel further than people expect, and fall through gaps nobody thought about. Safe hot work starts with knowing what's around, below and inside the area.
Read more →Opening Live Systems: Treating Every Pipe and Hose as Pressurized
Pipes and hoses rarely announce what's inside them. Treat every line as live until you've proved it isn't, and keep your body out of the path if you're wrong.
Read more →The Ultimate Safety Tool: Your Personal Accountability and Stop Work Authority
Two human behaviours underpin every other safety control: arriving fit to work, and being willing to stop the job when something isn't right.
Read more →Gravity Never Takes a Day Off: Preventing Falls at the Worksite
Fatal falls aren't limited to dramatic heights. In US construction, most fatal falls to a lower level are from between 2 and 9 metres, on ordinary jobs.
Read more →Look Up and Look Out: The Essentials of Safe Mechanical Lifting
A suspended load is stored energy waiting for a reason to come down. Safe lifting is about removing those reasons, and keeping people out of the drop zone in case you missed one.
Read more →Energy Isolation: Why Lockout/Tagout Saves Lives
Machines don't know you're inside them. Energy isolation is how you make sure a machine stays off while your hands, head or body are where the moving parts are.
Read more →Safe Journeys: Why Vehicle Safety Starts Long Before You Hit the Gas
For many workers, a big share of the day's serious risk happens on the road, not on site. Here's how to make every work journey a safe one.
Read more →Silent Hazards: The Critical Steps Before Entering a Confined Space
A confined space can look completely harmless and still contain air that kills in seconds. The most dangerous moment is often the rescue.
Read more →The Danger of Shortcuts: Why Defeating Safety Controls is a Risk Never Worth Taking
Alarms that cry wolf and interlocks that slow the job down are the controls most likely to be bypassed, and the ones we most need when something goes wrong.
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