Everyday Safety Tailgate Talks

Tailgate (or Toolbox) talks are short informational meetings held with employees to discuss a work-site related safety topic. The term tailgate meetings comes from the practice of meeting around the tailgate of a pickup truck
on site.

The goal of holding tailgate talks is to inform employees of specific hazards associated to a task and the safe way to do a job. Tailgate talks also serve as a reminder to employees of what they already know while establishing the supervisor’s credibility and conscientiousness about his or her responsibilities for safety.

The following is a list of tailgate talks that you can use on your job-site. Each Everyday Safety tailgate talk comes with a sign-in sheet which allows supervisors to document who heard the briefing.

To request a Tailgate Talk document please email [email protected] with the name of the document you would like. 

If you have questions, or an idea for a tailgate talk, please email us
at [email protected] 

How to Hold a Tailgate Talk(downloadable pdf version) 

List of Tailgate Talks: 

email [email protected] to request Tailgate Talk documents. 

*Everyday Safety Tailgate Talks are produced in association with the National Local Technical Assistance Program Association (NLTAPA)