In construction sites toolbox talks are given to all people related to their field by persons who are experienced (need not be engineers or managers, senior experienced people from work group can also do the tool box talk) in their field. These are done before starting of specialized jobs to make people aware about what to do, how to do, safety aspects, tools to be used etc.
Toolbox talk can be done once in two days, involvement of workmen also to be ensured on discssions so that issues if any at site can be sorted out.
Below are the different topics normally discussed in the toolbox talks.
Tool Box Talk with welders
1. Weld area cleaning: Need of chipping in each pass, need of filling the pits due to removal of tacks, cleaning using wire brush after the weld, visual inspection of weld by welder after completion of welding.
2. Electrode handling: Need for proper baking, basics of baking, requirement of baking, returning of balance electrodes to the electrode storage area, use of portable oven
3. Documents needed with a welder: need of keeping welder identity card, welder certificate
4. Welding positions qualified by welders: different positions of welding, qualified positions by each welder
5. Material and electrodes that can be welded: based on qualifications materials that can be welded by each welder, based on qualifications electrodes that can be used by each welder
6. Safety in welding: earthing, proper clamping of holders, arc strike, proper use of safety glasses, problems due to welding with naked eye, use of hand gloves, use of welding helmet, electric shock, first aid during electric shock, dehydration, heat generation during welding, hot surfaces, ultra violet rays, dress code for welders
7. Welding defects, causes and solutions: porosity, arcstike, spatter, lack of penetration, incomplete fusion, undercut, excessive reinforcement, crack, slag inclusion,
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