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Control packaging waste — Appliance Delivery and Installation

Appliance Delivery and Installation · 4 minutes · English · Continental Environmental Training
Key message: Straps, staples and film can trip or cut occupants.

Why it matters

Straps, staples and film can trip or cut occupants.

Work safely

• Remove packaging as work progresses and contain sharp parts.
• Keep plastic away from children and pets.
• Never leave bands stretched across an access path.

Discuss with the crew

Where does this hazard exist on this job? What would make us stop, and who will correct it?

Check before starting and stop-work conditions

From a safe position, verify each action above against today's site, equipment or documents. Do not expose anyone just to demonstrate.

Stop work: Pause for missing controls, changed conditions or work beyond your training. Verify corrections before restarting.

Leader guide and source references

Source: 550 Small Business Toolbox Talks, T11-44, prepared October 19, 2026. Suggested session: 3-5 minutes including discussion and the site check. Read the hazard and actions aloud. A solo worker can answer aloud and record the check. Give instructions in language workers understand.

These introductory awareness talks do not replace hands-on training, employer programs, exposure assessments, manufacturer instructions, competent-person inspections, engineering designs, licensing, or certification. Apply the current requirements for the actual work, including stricter state or local rules. Attendance alone does not establish competence.

Before work, identify the exact address, emergency number, first-aid supplies, evacuation route, and who meets responders. In the United States call 911 for a life-threatening emergency. Do not improvise rescue into electrical, collapse, gas, or atmospheric hazards.

Reference starting points supplied in the PDF for this trade; these are not a claim that every listed reference directly covers every talk:

Residential construction and fall protection
https://www.osha.gov/residential-construction

Electrical hazard awareness
https://www.osha.gov/electrical

Carbon monoxide prevention
https://www.cdc.gov/carbon-monoxide/about/index.html

Indoor and outdoor heat
https://www.osha.gov/heat-exposure

Show the crew

From a safe position, verify each action above against today's site, equipment or documents. Do not expose anyone just to demonstrate.

Ask the crew

  1. Where does this hazard exist on this job?
  2. What would make us stop, and who will correct it?

Sign-In Sheet — Control packaging waste — Appliance Delivery and Installation

Date: ____________   Job site: ______________________   Presented by: ______________________

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