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Vol 11, Issue 10
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October 2011
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Greetings!
This month, we will be looking at techniques to becoming a better communicator. If you need some ideas to make your safety meetings more engaging and productive, then this month's safety tool box, poll and article should be of great help.
Be sure to subscribe to not miss an issue! You may also sign up to receive our other mailings including class updates and information on the Sacramento Regional Safety Forum and the Safety Forum of the Inland Empire. Don't forget to use the discount coupon below for savings on your next training at Safety Center!
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Improving Safety Training Techniques
| | Effective training requires more than just a video and a story or two. To convey important information to your workforce, there are multiple factors to take into account, especially age, generation, learning styles and experience.
Understanding Adult Learning Styles People learn and retain information differently. - Kinesthetic learners
- Need to touch, manipulate and directly engage in the activity to learn and retain information
- Auditory learners
- Learn best by hearing the information
- Visual learners
- Need to see the information to understand
Most people are some combination of learning styles. To increase engagement and retention, mix up different teaching styles. In addition to learning styles, age and cultural background affects the way students engage. Older workers may engage more positively with traditional classroom type environments. Younger workers want to be able to find out more information on-line; they expect a quicker pace and incorporation of media. Mix up delivery styles to keep all generations engaged. Creating Engaging Content Content that is varied and interesting will keep your audiences' attention. - Use varied media and techniques to get your point across
- Don't always rely on a video to make your point
- Use videos as the starting point for discussion
- Directly engage employees by having them demonstrate the correct way to perform a job function
- Incorporate humor, games and hands-on demonstrations to fully engage all employees' senses
Encourage Mentoring Every workplace has one or more employees who have been around "since the beginning of time." These experienced employees are a great asset to your training programs. Ask for their opinions, have them share experiences that they have had related to your topic. Ask them to mentor workers with less experience. Just make sure the worker who has been around awhile actually performs job functions safely.
For more information Check out this month's safety toolbox for more resources on effective communication and training techniques. Don't miss out on upcoming classes in Southern California and in Sacramento. Sacramento 10/18-20 Training Programs and Presentations 11/8 Establishing a Successful Safety Program 11/9 Industrial Hygiene 11/10 Selling Safety
Claremont/Inland Empire 11/15 Controlling Risk 11/16 Making Safety Performance Matter 11/17 Solving Safety Problems
To contact the Sacramento office, call (916) 366-7233 x 219 or email us at [email protected]. To contact the Claremont office, please call (909) 625-9650 or email [email protected]. We are always available to come to your job site to conduct training as well. To see a full listing of all available professional safety training, view our class calendar online or visit the instructor safety management page here. |
Regulatory Updates
| | The CalOSHA Standards Board has approved changes to Title 8, Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 21, Article 1, Section 8608 of the Telecommunication Safety Orders, Fixed Ladders and Steps for Telecommunication Towers and Poles. The new regulation went into effect October 6, 2011. Copies of the revised standard are available from the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, 2520 Venture Oaks Way, Suite 350, Sacramento CA 95833, (916) 274-5721.
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Member Updates
| | Welcome New Members!
P.O.S.T. (Professional OSHA Safety Training)
City of Fresno - Water Division My An Bourdon - Rockwell Automation
Member of the Month
JDS Products Incorporated - members since 1991
For more about membership with Safety Center and its benefits, visit our membership pages online or contact our Membership Coordinator at (800) 825-7262 x 214 or by email. |
Safety Meeting in a Box |
| Creating Effective Safety Training
Are your safety meetings falling on sleeping ears? This month, we're focusing on improving presentation techniques so your message comes across strong and engages your workforce.
Video of the Month
E5: Effective Safety Meetings
Sharpen your communication skills and create highly effective safety meetings with this video.
VHS. 5 min.
If you would like more information about renting safety training videos or would like the most current catalog, view the catalog online or contact our librarian at (800) 825-7262 x 250 or by email.
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Thank you for your commitment to workplace safety and health!
Sincerely,
Safety Center Workplace Safety & Health |
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