While new Tailgate Talks are being continually added to this page, some of the older posts may contain out-of-date information.
Using the Tailgate Talks
- Tailgate Talks – General Use Information for Centers
- Tailgate Talks – General Instructions for Local Agencies
- NLTAPA Logo to use on the Tailgate Talks you develop from these resources.
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How to Give a Tailgate Talk
Tailgate Talk Topics
- Attitude and Behavior
- Avoid Office Injuries
- Backing Safety
- Backing Trouble
- Bee Sting
- Berm Maintenance
- Blood Safety
- Body Heat
- Brush Chippers
- Brush Vegetation
- Building Safety
- CDL-Required Inspections
- Carbon Monoxide Safety
- Chainsaw Reminder
- Chainsaw Safety
- Chainsaw Safety Red Cross
- Chipper Injuries
- Cold Weather Driving
- Cold Weather Precautions
- Cold Weather Slips
- Common Sense
- Compressed Air Safety
- Computer Mouse
- Confined Space Killers are Invisible and Silent
- Co-Worker Support
- Cutting Brush and Vegetation (docx)
- Cutting Brush and Vegetation (pdf)
- Cutting Tool Safety
- Cutting Tools
- Dangerous Cleaning Concoctions
- Dealing with Stress
- Drain Pipe Install
- Driver Operator Safety
- Driving Safely in Traffic
- EDS – Teamwork
- EDS – Dealing with Stress
- Electrical Safety
- Excavations are Serious Business
- Fire Safety
- First Aid Heat
- Good Housekeeping
- Hand Tool Safety
- Hazards of Solvents
- Hearing Protection
- Heavy Equipment
- Heavy Equipment Hazards
- High Visibility Safety Apparel
- Hygiene in the Workplace
- Installation of Cable Clips Safely
- Job Site Housekeeping
- Ladder Safety
- Lightning Safety
- Lightning
- Lyme Disease
- Make Safety A Habit
- Motor Grader Safety Checklist
- Motivate to Work Safely
- Mower Safety
- Outdoor Work
- Portable Generator
- Prepare Your Home For Winter Weather
- Prevent Poison Ivy
- Read The Signs
- Riding Mower Safety
- Right-of-Way Mowing
- Roadside Cleanup
- Roadside Mowing Tips
- Safe Installation of Drainage Pipe
- Safety On a New Job Site
- Safe Driving Tips
- School Zones
- Seat Belt Usage
- Shape up Your Work Place
- Sick Building Syndrome
- Six Tips for Chainsaw Safety
- Slips on Ice and Snow
- Smoke Detectors: A Life Saving Warning
- Sore Computer
- Staying Fit for Snow Fighting
- String Trimmer Safety
- Summer Heat
- Sun Induced Burns
- Teamwork Prevents Accidents
- Temperature Extremes
- The Deadly Dozen
- Tractor PTO’s and Drivelines
- Tree Brush Trimming
- Tree Felling Safety
- Trench Safety
- Trenching Checklist
- Trenching Safety
- Trenching Safety Rules
- Trenching Shoring Basics
- Unsafe Equipment
- Using and Storing Acetylene Gas
- Walk-Behind Mower Safety
- We Can Do a Better Job – Part 1
- We Can Do a Better Job – Part 2
- We Can Do a Better Job – Part 3
- Working Along the Roadway
- Working Near Power Lines
- Workplace Electrical Practices
- Vehicles are a Deadly Weapon