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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.
If you’re like most EHS managers, you’re increasingly concerned these days about defending the value and cost-effectiveness of training programs. You need to get good value for your safety training dollars. In the context of training, "cost-effective" means providing solutions to identified needs (compliance, safety, etc.) at a cost that is a good value for […]
February is American Heart Month so take the opportunity to conduct a wellness training session on heart disease. Reassure your workers that while there are some risks they can’t control, including age, gender, and heredity, there are many ways they can prevent heart disease. Advise them to take these heart-healthy steps: Eat right. Limit fats […]
February 5 to 11 is Burn Awareness Week, so mark the occasion by training your workers on how to prevent getting burned on the job. Two common types of burns in the workplace are electrical and chemical. Customize the training information in this tip to the burn hazards that are present in your workplace. Regarding […]
Winter brings with it man special hazards. Train your employees to cope with cold temps and severe weather. Keeping warm and dry outside in severe winter weather is essential for protecting health. Everyone should know how to keep safe in severe weather and cold temperatures because you never know when you’ll be caught outside or […]
Winter brings with it man special hazards. Train your employees to cope with cold temps and severe weather. For many of us, cold winter temperatures are accompanied by periods of foul weather that can create some special hazards. Even though we’re at the end of January, unless the ground hog doesn’t see his shadow on […]
Do your workers know their OSHA rights and responsibilities? OSHA requires you to inform them. Start the new year out right with a full explanation. Safety training is your job so you have a vested interest in ensuring that your workers never have the occasion to report unsafe conditions or actions. But you still need […]
Case studies provide many benefits in safety training. They are especially effective for teaching employees about accident causes and prevention. Case studies are an excellent way to train employees about workplace safety and health issues. They present information in an engaging and dramatic way that grabs and holds trainees’ interest and attention. They deal with […]
You are aware that you need to know your subject matter whenever you go into a training session. You do your homework and make sure you’re well-versed in the current safety training topic. But in order to make every training session as effective as possible, you also need to know your audience. Make sure your […]
EHS trainers love online training because it is: Flexibile–trainees can study the materials at times that are most convenient for them. Self-pacing–trainees can go back and review the material as often as needed in order to understand it. Standardized–all employees view the same materials each time. Despairing ever getting your employees trained? It isn’t easy […]
Employees don’t have to join a health club or get specialized training to relieve the achy discomfort of repetitive motion or too much sitting. These simple stretching exercises can be done at any workstation. Employees don’t have to join a health club or get specialized training to relieve the achy discomfort of repetitive motion or […]