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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