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Hot take: I thought daily toolbox talks were a waste until a $400 rework bill changed my mind
For 3 years on my own jobs I skipped the 5 minute morning huddle because it felt like babysitting grown men, but last April a guy on my crew cut a drain wrong in a San Antonio bathroom and we ate $400 redoing it. Now I do them every day, but a super I know in Fort Worth swears they just make crews tune out. Which side are you on?
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olivia_morgan815h ago
What happens when the guy running the talk is the one who made the mistake? In my case the $400 lesson stuck way harder because the whole crew heard me walk through what went wrong, not just me talking at them about being careful. A toolbox talk is only as good as the person giving it, and if a super is just reading off a sheet every morning, of course guys tune out. The trick I found is making it real stuff from your own jobs, like the drain story, instead of generic reminders about safety glasses. People stop listening when it turns into a speech, but they lean in when it's about money they almost lost. So maybe the Fort Worth super is right about his talks and you're right about yours, because you're not running the same thing.
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