BuildSafe California produced a health and safety tailgate training kit in English and Spanish.  The kit consists of Safety Break cards on 23 construction safety topics. It also includes instructions on how to use the cards and a template for designing safety trainings that meet a specific worksite’s needs using other topics contained in the Cal/OSHA Pocket Guide for the Construction Industry. These cards are simple to use and designed to improve the quality of tailgates. 

1. How To Use Safety Break Cards (PDF)   … Spanish
2. Chemical Hazards (PDF)    … Spanish
3. Electrical Safety (PDF)    … Spanish
4. Emergencies/First Aid (PDF)    … Spanish
5. Eye Protection (PDF)    … Spanish
6. Fall Protection (PDF)    … Spanish
7. Guardrails (PDF)    … Spanish
8. Hazard Awareness (PDF)   … Spanish
9. Hearing Protection (PDF)    … Spanish
10. Heat Stress (PDF)   … Spanish
11. Ladders – Extension (PDF)   … Spanish
12. Ladders – Step (PDF)   … Spanish
13. Lifting (PDF)  … Spanish
14. Power Tool Safety (PDF)   … Spanish
15. Respirator Review (1/2 Mask) (PDF)  … Spanish
16. Scaffolds (PDF)   … Spanish
17. Slips And Trips (PDF)   … Spanish
18. Sun Protection (PDF)   … Spanish
19. Toxic Dust Awareness - Asbestos and Lead (PDF)   … Spanish
20. Toxic Dusts – Silica (PDF)   … Spanish
21. Trenching (PDF)   … Spanish
22. Vehicles Backing Up (PDF)   … Spanish
23. Working Smart (PDF)   … Spanish
24. Creating A New Safety Break Card (PDF)   … Spanish
25. Blank Card (PDF)   … Spanish
26. Sign-In Sheet (PDF)    … Spanish

Conducting Effective Tailgate Trainings (PDF)  - journal article (2008)
Effective tailgate trainings (brief jobsite safety meetings) can be a powerful tool to promote hazard awareness and safe work practices. OHB’s BuildSafe California project conducted training-of-trainers for over 1,500 construction contractors and supervisors to improve their ability to provide effective tailgate trainings. This article in the journal Health Promotion Practice describes the key elements of an effective tailgate training, and the project intervention and evaluation findings.

BuildSafe Project Description (PDF)  - BuildSafe Tailgate Training Seminars  2001-2005

Other Tailgate Training Materials - links to tailgate materials created by other programs

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