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Toolbox talks and safety huddles: A year of ten-minute sessions

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 7 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
30 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
Weekly or monthly at shift start
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Using a safety moment to start any meeting
What would you do?

You have 30 seconds at the start of a planning meeting

Try it: this is one of 16 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 30 minutes
  • Process, sorting activity, scenario, accordion and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Poll, quiz, word cloud, scale slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 363.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment-Whole course
SO 363.1Run a ten-minute toolbox talk in four steps: pick, brief, ask, recordISO 45001:2018 cl. 7.3 (awareness) [source: report anchor, unverified]Whole course
SO 363.2Choose a talk from the twelve-month plan to suit the work and season + your infoISO 45001:2018 cl. 7.4 (communication) [source: report anchor, unverified]Whole course
SO 363.3Open any meeting with a safety momentBest practiceWhole course
SO 363.4Capture attendance, questions and actions + your infoOSHA 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) (instruction of construction workers) [source: report anchor, unverified]; employer's records ruleWhole course
SO 363.5Rotate presenters and judge whether talks change behaviourBest practiceWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 7 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 30 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

How to run a ten-minute talk: pick, brief, ask, record

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
Harbourview Depot, 6TextImage
Four stepsProcessYour infoKey factQuiz
2

Twelve ready talks for a year

2 pages

4 min
The year planAccordionYour info
Match the talkSorting activityMatching quiz
3

Using a safety moment to start any meeting

2 pages

4 min
One minuteTimelineNote
Your turnScenarioQuiz
4

Capturing attendance and actions

2 pages

4 min
What to writeChecklistYour info
Close the loopScenarioYour infoQuiz
5

Rotating presenters and keeping it fresh

2 pages

4 min
Make it theirsFlashcards
Fix a flat talkSorting activityMulti-select quiz
6

Measuring whether talks change behaviour, and next steps

3 pages

7 min
What to watchTabs
Next stepsProcessYour infoYour infoNote
PracticeQuizKey factNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "ten minutes, one topic
Word cloudOne topic you want the next talk to cover
PollHow often does your team hold a safety talk?
Content · customiseThe four steps of a talk and this month's topic {{TALK_TOPIC_PLAN}}
QuizHow long should a toolbox talk be? (About ten minutes ✔ · An hour · Thirty seconds · A whole shift)
QuizScenario: a worker raises a loose handrail in the talk. You… (Record it, assign an owner and follow up ✔ · Say you will look · Ignore it · Mention it at the audit)
PollWhat would make our talks better?
ScaleHow confident are you running a ten-minute talk?
Open-ended / Q&AOne idea for a future talk
Content · customiseClosing {{SAFETY_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. Which part is still unclear? multiple choice
  6. How confident are you running a talk? 1-5 scale
  7. Which topic should we add to the plan? open text
  8. I feel able to raise a concern during a safety talk. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the twelve-month talk plan? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

7 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Safety contact{{SAFETY_CONTACT}}
  • Incident report route{{INCIDENT_REPORT_ROUTE}}
  • Talk record route{{TALK_RECORD_ROUTE}}
  • Talk topic plan{{TALK_TOPIC_PLAN}}
  • LMS or record system{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
  • Survey 2 URL{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
Show all 7 fields
  • Course URL{{COURSE_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run toolbox talks and safety huddles: A year of ten-minute sessions training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

Weekly or monthly at shift start, with a different talk each month for twelve months.

Who needs this training?

Site and shift supervisors, safety champions and team leads; run by EHS and operations.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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