Training Is Effective Only with Motivated Employees
You may give the most professional and informed training session on the planet, but if your employees aren’t sufficiently motivated to do good work, they won’t receive the full benefits of your...
View ArticleHow Many Training Hats Do You Wear?
He began by describing the many hats that safety trainers wear, along with the varied responsibilities that come with each head topper: Facilitator. As a facilitator a trainer makes sure participants...
View ArticleFUN with One: Effective Safety Training for a Safety Department of One
Effective and fun safety training is possible even for the safety director of a small company, who manages to deliver quality, cost-effective training that lives up to his company’s slogan “Safety...
View ArticleWhy Employee Engagement Matters
Employee engagement is very important in ensuring transfer and retention of knowledge. That’s because employee engagement: Drives customer loyalty, which creates business profitability; Aligns the...
View ArticleDo You Know the FUNdamentals of Safety Training?
When it comes to openers and closers, safety consultant Linda Tapp urges trainers to keep in mind the law of primary and “recency.” Trainees are going to remember what you do first and last. So you...
View ArticleShhh! Do Your Workers Need Wellness Training on Weight Loss?
A study by The Conference Board states that more than one-third (34 percent) of all adult Americans now fit the definition of “obese,” more than double the percentage who were in that category 30 years...
View ArticleHave a Heart for Wellness Training
February is American Heart Month, the perfect time to conduct a wellness training session on heart health. In order to reduce the risk of heart attack, employees must first understand the causes and...
View ArticleHow Effective Are Your Safety Orientation Training Sessions?
Too often, orientation training is considered a necessary evil. It’s not given sufficient attention by some employers, who see the time employees spend in orientation as lost production rather than as...
View ArticleFirst Rule of Safety: Know Your Job
Knowing how to perform a job properly includes knowing how to do it safely. To protect themselves and their coworkers, new employees have to get to know their jobs inside out. In fact, OSHA requires...
View ArticleWe’ve Been Polling the Safety Community, and Here’s What We Found Out About...
The results you’re about to read about come from polls taken over the course of the past year or so and reflect the experiences of safety professionals like you in companies large and small across the...
View ArticleHow Can You Keep Safety Training a Priority in Shaky Economic Times?
In today’s shaky economy, you may find out that your organization’s commitment to safety training programs is not as strong as you thought. But when it comes to safety, the stakes of cutting back are...
View Article5 Keys to Improving Employees’ Attitudes About Safety
Many of the creative and cost-saving ways to keep your safety programs effective that we went over yesterday revolve around increased employee involvement. And keeping employees involved in safety...
View ArticleDo Your Employees Know How to Handle Near Misses?
One of the simplest and most direct ways to train is to pose and answer a series of questions about the safety issue. Here’s an example of how this method works for near- miss training. What Is a Near...
View ArticleTrain Employees to Identify, Report, and Prevent Near Misses
The information in today’s Advisor is adapted from BLR’s 7-Minute Safety Trainer session “Near MissesHow to Identify, Report, and Prevent.” Why Do Near Misses Have to Be Investigated? Every near miss...
View ArticleTraining Advances Corporate Responsibility in the Community
In an effort to advance its campaign against human trafficking, Hyatt (www.hyatt.com) recently launched an internal global training program to raise awareness about this issue. The program was...
View ArticleDo Your Safety People Know the Top 10 Ways To Keep Contact Lens Wearers Safe?
The National Institute for Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends that employers with chemical operations take these steps to keep contact lens wearers safe in chemical environments: 1. Conduct an eye...
View Article4 More Safety Precautions for Protecting Contact Lens Wearers
The National Institute for Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends that employers with chemical operations take these additional steps to keep contact lens wearers safe in chemical environments: 7. Train...
View ArticleAre Your Employees Trained to Avoid Shocking Situations?
The following training points are brought to you courtesy of today’s featured BLR® safety training product, 7-Minute Safety Trainer®. Shock Prevention Inspect electrical equipment before use to be sure...
View ArticleExtend Electrical Safety Training to Include Extension Cords
The following extension cord safety training material is adapted from today’s featured safety training product, 7-Minute Safety Trainer®. Extension cords are such a common item in the workplace and in...
View ArticleSafety Training in Any Language
Consider these recent statistics: According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 729 Hispanic or Latino workers were killed from work-related injuries in 2011. That works out to...
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