Category: Training
Training is the number one element in accident, incident, and illness avoidance. Check the articles here frequently for the latest and best tips on techniques, trends, programs and equipment. We offer explanations for group, one-one, or self-directed situations, in both general and specific work activities. Your training will be both easier and more effective if you do.
Weekend Warrior Wellness Training
Getting and staying active has reached “motherhood and apple pie” status. And though wellness is important for the workplace, since well workers generally are more productive and have fewer absences and healthcare claims than unwell workers, weekend wellness warriors can suffer injuries. Today’s Advisor gives you valuable wellness training tips to protect employees. Carly Day […]
Train Your People to Prevent Problems and Injuries
Because April is National Injury Prevention Month, it’s an excellent opportunity to remind your workers of their responsibilities in preventing problems that could lead to injuries. Use the information in today’s Advisor for refresher training on this important topic. In a BLR® webinar titled "Injury Prevention at Work: Reducing the Risk in the Line of […]
Financial Wellness Training: Choosing a Contractor
Untitled Document Consider adding an occasional financial wellness session to your wellness safety and health program. In today’s Advisor, we give you suggestions that you can pass on to your workers to help prevent contractor nightmares that might create personal stress that affects their work performance. Are you planning on fixing up your house or […]
How to Plan for Successful Safety Training
Well-planned safety training is successful training that meets goals and prepares employees to work safely. Here are some suggestions. The first step in planning safety training is assessing needs. To do that, you have to ask a number of critical questions. For example: Is training required by federal or state regulations for any operations performed […]
Confined Space Emergencies Do’s and Don’ts
Do your authorized workers know their role in a confined space emergency? Use the information in today’s Advisor to train them on what to do and what not to do if a confined space emergency occurs in your facility. The material in today’s Advisor comes from BLR’s popular 7-Minute Safety Trainer session, "Confined Space Emergencies—Know […]
Train Workers to Get the Lead Out!
There are many serious health hazards associated with lead. However, with proper training and use of protective equipment, your workers can get the job done safely. Today’s Advisor gives you some basic training advice on working safely with lead. This information comes from BLR’s popular 7-Minute Safety Trainer session on “Lead Hazards and Precautions.” First, […]
Wellness Training for March
More and more employers are dedicating a portion of training time to wellness topics. Since March is National Kidney Month, it’s a good time to do a wellness training session about how your workers can avoid kidney disease. Today’s Advisor gives you valuable information to use for this training. You have two bean-shaped kidneys located […]
Q&A on Safety Training for New Hires
You have just hired new workers and you want them to become familiar with their new tasks quickly but safely. In today’s Advisor, we provide answers to several common questions about new employee orientation and training. Q: Is safety training or orientation needed for temporary workers? A: When an employer hires workers from a temp […]
Extreme Driving!
Extreme sports are all the rage these days, and perhaps some of your workers are developing their adventurous sides outside of the workplace. However, getting caught on the road in the middle of an earthquake may be an adventure in extreme driving that they weren’t looking for! Help your employees deal with these rare, yet […]