Want to know how to develop safety training programs that can save your organization from paying hefty fines and compensations to regulatory authorities and employees? Then this presentation is a must watch for you.

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UP FOR SAFETY
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E-learning

2. Safety at work is of paramount
importance for all employees whether
they work in the pin industry or
plane industry.

3. It is generally noted that employees are not very enthusiastic to participate in safety exercises because
they view it only as an obligatory requirement that the management is trying to fulfill.

4. Another reason – Most often, training
programs are not designed keeping in mind
the needs of the learners.

5. To Explore the Gear
How can organizations improve their
performance by investing in
safety training?
? Can safety training be delivered in a
cost-effective manner??
Is there an ideal safety training plan that
one can follow??
How can we ensure the success of safety
training initiatives??
Are there any ways to make safety
training fun and interesting??

6. To Explore the Gear
How can organizations improve their
performance by investing in
safety training?
? Can safety training be delivered in a
cost-effective manner??
Is there an ideal safety training plan that
one can follow??
How can we ensure the success of safety
training initiatives??
Are there any ways to make safety
training fun and interesting??
To know the answers to these questions and more, you are in the right place.
Go Ahead!!

7. Improve Organization’s Performance by Investing in Safety Training
“Safety is a positive cultural element that leads to other business improvements. In 1990 NRI had 3800
lost days, in 1999, 16 lost days. In 1990 NRI was losing money; In 1999 NRI had top quartile profitability.
A primary emphasis was changing the safety culture.
Employees need to know that they are important and that management cares about their welfare.”
Ted Pattenden, CEO, National Rubber Industries (NRI)
Health & Safety Solutions Seminar, April 26, 2001

8. Importance or benefits of safety training:
 Increased organization’s productivity
 Reduced cost of accidents and injuries
 Reduced asset damage due to accidents
 Improved employee self-confidence and
reliability/trust on the organization
 Low employee turn-over
 Less interruption from legal entities
 Improved brand image of the organization

9.  Safe operations contribute to the bottom line.
 Excellence in health and safety performance leads to
improved productivity and lower costs.

10. An organization must have a high level of health and safety awareness and performance is also an
organization that is known for quality in its end products and customer service. That link is a positive
contributor to the company’s profit margin.

11. Plan Effectively to Impart Highly Effective Safety Training
Use e-learning to impart safety training to their workforces because this training medium enables to
provide the necessary knowledge and skills very quickly, in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

12. Impart highly effective safety training by following a 5 step process.
Here are the steps.

13. Create an effective training plan
The action steps within the Training Plan can be listed as:
 Analyze training needs
 Set learning objectives
 Determine training methodology

14. Design and develop online courses
Focus is on the training content and designing and developing of the training program based on the
learning objectives and methodology you wish to adopt.
 Collate resources
 Develop a curriculum
 Build learning activities

15. Make the staff aware of the importance of safety training
The success of any training program in an organization is dependent on the active participation of
employees. Here are three ways you can help promote and educate the need for safety training.
 Appoint safety champions
 Inculcate awareness about safety among employees
 Share specific training benefits (WIIFM)

16. Deliver the courses
A multi-channel approach to training is the ideal method that organizations can adopt to ensure that
safety training is provided on a continual basis to employees.
 Setup LMS portal
 Roll out classroom training
 Reinforce training through online medium
 Outsource or develop in-house

17. Evaluate the efficacy of the courses
If trainings are coordinated with the help of a LMS, it would be easy to perform training evaluation by
integrating assessments as a part of the training modules.
 How effective was the program
 Conduct pre and post assessments
 Improve and update the program

18. Ensure the Success of Safety Training Initiatives
Whatever is the safety program that you need to develop for your organization there are some basic
steps and guidelines that you need to follow.

19. You may have to confront questions such as the following…

20. Identify the key personnel to be involved in the process and allocate the tasks/responsibilities

21. Provide the necessary resources

22. Provide a handy reference material that can be referred to

23. Collect feedback and use it to take your training one step closer to the learners

24. Make Safety Training Fun and Interesting
E-learning is seen as an effective medium to impart interactive and engaging fire safety training.

25. A few strategies that demonstrate safety training are……..

26. Short videos to demonstrate product handling
Video demonstrations offer virtual hands-on learning experience to learners and help
them understand the operating process very effectively.

27. Icons and visuals to present guidelines and comparisons
Icons can be used to convey messages instead of plain text. Visual representations are
self-explanatory and help learners get connected to the subject-matter.

28. Interactivities and animations to explain how to use the extinguisher
To make it more effective, step by step animations can be created to demonstrate the
processes, with background describing the additional details.

29. Accident Prone Situations using Scenarios
Including real-life scenarios is powerful way to train people and assess their
understanding of the subject. You can present risk-based situations simulating the real
environment and ask to learners to respond.

30. Interactive exercises to check knowledge
Formative assessments can be designed in an interesting way to reinforce learning by
using interactive activities.

31. Most of the organizations are delivering their safety training through e-learning.
For a large organization, where there are employees working across the globe and under different
time zones it will help the employees to access the course anywhere, anytime.

32. Is your organization in need of workplace safety training to its employees?
Does your organization pay heavy checks to compensate the
on-the-job accidents/injuries of its employees?
Does your organization’s work environment contain hazards/dangers to
the employees?
Does your organization lose its productivity due to workplace
accidents or damaged machine due to wrong usage?
Does your organization suffer law suits for not providing proper
workplace safety training to its employees?
Provide Yes No options to each question.

33. If your answer is ‘Yes’ for at least one
question, then your organization is in
need of workplace safety training.

34. A successful training program not only ensures legal compliance but also prevents workplace injuries
caused by following unsafe practices.
Training inculcate a sense of discipline among employees by developing good habits to ensure safety and
by discouraging shortcuts in procedures.
Conclusion

35. No two organizations are alike neither are their
safety training needs. CommLab can develop training
solutions which cater to your unique safety needs.
We can create custom learning solutions to train
your people on safety concepts and procedures. We
can develop engaging online, multi-
device compatible courses which can be rolled out,
quickly, at low cost.
The time and money spent by organizations towards Safety training is a good investment
rather than an expense.

36. To know more about safety training, checkout our free eBook on
“Implementing a Winning Safety Training Program in Organizations”
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