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3 No-Fail Ways to Make Safety Training Engaging

Health and safety training can be a challenging subject to make anyone excited about. Fortunately, there are several tactics safety professionals can use to keep staff excited about an ongoing program or to maintain employee engagement when introducing a new initiative.  Companies need to constantly reinforce and update their training protocol to promote a strong…

These 7 Videos Prove That Safety Can Be Funny

Public service announcements have been around long enough that they’ve become somewhat of an art form. They can be inspiring and moving. Sometimes they can make you cry and at other times they can make you angry. Some can seem preachy or patronizing, but the really good ones can make you laugh and teach you…

4 Tactics To Make Safety Training More Enjoyable

Many EHS officers and supervisors find it challenging to provide health and safety training that is engaging, informative and enjoyable. As a result, their employees find such sessions to be uninspiring or downright boring. However, there are several tactics that can make training more effective. Provide amenities Workers will be happier about attending safety meetings…

Can Visuals Unlock More Engaging Safety Training?

Safety training doesn’t have to be boring—in fact, it mustn’t be boring. The whole point of safety training is to teach people how to be safe and warn them of hazards in the workplace. This information is vital and must be retained. But who remembers a dry or uninspired safety lecture? According to the Humor…

Make Safety Training More Engaging With Stories

A safety instructor’s teaching style has a dramatic impact on the effectiveness of classroom training. How many people remember all the key content of a boring or repetitive safety training session? Very few, if any. Even if the safety trainer is knowledgeable, if their attitude and ability to engage is lacking then the training will…

Find the Humor in Safety Training to Maximize Employee Engagement

Safety training can be boring. A snoozefest. Sleep-inducing. Even EHS professionals whose passion is safety often confess that they’re motivated because safety work is the right thing to do, not because it’s exciting. If you ask employees what they dislike the most about safety training, you’ll hear that it’s repetitive and unengaging. There’s an interesting…