Running Effective Pre-Starts and Toolbox Talks

AUD $275.00

Facilitated online workshop

📅 18th February 2026
10am AEST | 11am AEDT | 8am AWST | 1pm NZDT
3-Hour Online Session

📅 3rd June 2026
10am AEST | 8am AWST | 12pm NZDT
3-Hour Online Session

Empower your frontline leaders to drive safety culture and improve team engagement with our comprehensive course on running effective pre-starts and toolbox talks.

*This course allows one enrolment per transaction. If you’re buying for multiple users, please see the FAQ section below or contact us.

Description

In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn practical skills for delivering impactful safety talks. Participants will learn to identify the key elements of effective safety communication, confidently lead discussions, and manage distractions to keep the team focused.

The course also covers planning safety talks with the brain in mind, using facilitation tools to maximize engagement, and building motivation for safe attitudes and behaviours. With real-life examples and creative strategies, this session will inspire leaders to make every safety conversation count.

Perfect for frontline leaders who want to enhance their communication skills and foster a safer workplace!

Ready to transform your safety meetings into powerful tools for driving safety leadership and culture?

Program Overview

Key Learnings:
  • Understand the essential elements of impactful safety talks to ensure your message is clear, engaging and resonates with your audience
  • Develop the ability to lead pre-starts and toolbox talks with confidence, handle distractions and keep the team focused on what matters most
  • Learn how to structure safety talks using neuroscience-backed techniques to enhance engagement, understanding and motivation
  • Explore creative facilitation techniques and real-life examples that inspire leaders to make every safety conversation count
Program includes:
  • 3-hour online session
  • Participant workbook

Facilitator

Dr Vanessa Cook

Head of Positive Safety, Sentis

For more than 13 years, Vanessa has provided counselling, training and consulting to individuals and organisations across industry.

Specialising in the design, development and delivery of training programs, Vanessa is an expert in resilience, health behaviour change, positive psychology and motivation and engagement. She works with organisations to optimise performance and manage and socialise change in the workplace.  

Vanessa is passionate about delivering practical neuroscience-backed training that not only improves safety performance within organisations, but also has a lasting impact on people’s lives. She also volunteers her time and expertise to organisations that support health and wellbeing initiatives and is passionate about making a positive impact in the world both personally and professionally. 

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FAQs

How does the online workshop work?

When you enrol:

  • You will be sent an email with confirmation of your purchase.
  • This learning program is facilitated online using Zoom. You will receive a Zoom invite email within one business day from purchase, including a calendar placeholder and a link to join the workshop session.
How many others will be in the workshop?

The workshop is designed for a maximum of 20, allowing for an engaging and supportive learning environment.

Will I get any resources to embed my learning?

You’ll receive a workbook by email before the workshop.

Can I redeem CPD points for this workshop?

Completing this facilitated workshop offers up to 3 CPD Points towards Learning Activities as part of the Australian Institute of Health & Safety CPD Program.

Can I purchase more than one course at a time?

You can purchase different courses in one transaction without any issues. However, if you’re purchasing multiple enrolments of the same course (e.g. for a team), our system only allows one enrolment per transaction. This is because the course access is linked to the email used at checkout.

To register multiple people for the same course, please complete a separate transaction for each person, using their individual email address during checkout.

If you’re looking to purchase access for a group, or need help with enrolments, contact us at positivesafetycommunity@sentis.com.au—we’re happy to help!

Who can I contact if I’m having trouble?

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to positivesafetycommunity@sentis.com.au.

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