Environment Safety Toolbox Talk
What is the Environment?
The environment is everything that is around us. It can be living (biotic) or non-living (abiotic) things. It includes physical, chemical, and other natural forces. In the environment, there are different interactions between animals, plants, soil, water, and other living and non-living things.
6 Basic Reason to Protect Environment
 Protection of Earth:- The earth is our home and we are responsible to protect its natural beauty.
 Futuristic Scope:- We get clean air, water & much more—hence should consider the future generation needs.
 Biodiversity:- Variety of plants, animals, and other living things in our world could be negatively influenced.
 Global Warming:- Uncontrolled human activities are resulting to raise global temperature.
 Healthy Living:- A clean environment helps in healthy living
 Societal responsibility:- our every action is counted, hence be a responsible person
Do You Know?
Everyone makes a massive difference to prevent the environment by doing our activities in a responsible manner.
NEVER
 Leave the spills unattended
 Avoid using drip trays
 Discharge effluents into soil or air
 Spill hazardous waste into sewers or other steams
 Burn the waste materials
 Create noisy workplace
 Leave water taps opened
 Remove the spill kits from the site
ALWAYS
 Collect the spills from land
 Use drip trays to prevent seepage into the soil
 Control the discharge of effluents, e.g. sewerage tanks
 Prevent the loss of water
 Prevent burning of wastes
 Use noise control techniques
