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.

Share These Stress Management Tips with Your Workers

Whether stress comes from work pressures or personal problems, employees who manage stress effectively will be more productive, safer workers. The best stress management plans involve a two-pronged approach: Short-term coping mechanisms Long-term lifestyle management Short-Term Coping When employees recognize that they’re experiencing a stressful situation, there are several things they can do to calm […]

Top 10 Strategies for Combating Employee Stress

Employee stress stressing you out? Here are 10 strategies for combating employee stress. Workplace stress is a bigger problem than it used to be, and employers have good reason to be more concerned about it than in the past, says Barry Hall, principal at Buck Consultants. In a recent survey, 82% of participants reported that […]

Solo Safety

Working alone presents many hazards, and your employees must be aware of precautions they need to take to keep themselves safe. Solo workers are easy targets. Those who work alone in stores, gas stations, or other such jobs are considered easy targets by thieves, especially at night. Make your employees aware of all the precautions […]

It’s in the Blood!

May is Hepatitis Awareness Month, which makes this the perfect time to talk to employees about hepatitis risks and prevention. Hepatitis is caused by bloodborne pathogens (BBPs). BBPs are microorganisms found in blood or other bodily fluids that can cause disease. One of these pathogens is the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes […]

How Can You Tell If Trainees Are Engaged in Safety Training?

If trainees aren’t engaged in training, they aren’t learning what they need to know. Here’s how to tell if they’re engaged or disengaged. The difference between effective safety training that employees apply to their jobs and training that fails to have a positive impact depends on whether or not trainees are fully engaged in the […]

New Study Shows Interactive Training Instrumental in Preventing Serious Injuries

Hands-on simulations and other interactive training techniques play a critical role when conveying safety knowledge and demonstrating safe work behaviors in hazardous work environments, according to a new study. A new study conducted by researchers in the United States and Australia has found that for jobs where the likelihood of serious injury is highest, more […]

Effective Evaluations

Since the goal of safety training programs is to equip and enable employees to work without incident or injury, you must evaluate your training’s effectiveness at achieving these goals. Indeed, in OSHA’s Seven-Step Voluntary Training Guidelines, Step 6 is “Evaluating Program Effectiveness.” Here’s what the OSHA Guidelines recommend: “To make sure that the training program […]

Hand Tool Safety Quiz Answers

Answers 1. If a screwdriver bit becomes rounded or broken, can’t it be reground? Yes. If enough of the hardened tip of the bit remains to be reshaped, it can be reground and used again. Be careful to avoid overheating, which destroys the temper. 2. What kind of hammer should be used on machined surfaces? […]

Hand Tool Safety Quiz

Do you take your hand tools for granted? After all, they’re so simple, what could possibly go wrong? Take this quiz to see how much you really know about hand tool safety. Questions:  (Answers listed at link below) 1. If a screwdriver bit becomes rounded or broken, can’t it be reground? 2. What kind of […]

Train Employees on How to Be Sick

That headline may look like a misprint, but presenteeism is actually a major problem in many workplaces. “Presenteeism” is when sick employees come to work anyway and often infect their co-workers as well. So, it’s a good idea to train your employees on how to be sick so they can get well and get back […]