It's International Women's Day!
Back in 2003, I contributed to an article in Occupational Hazards magazine about the unique safety issues facing women at work. Reading through this article reminds me that progress has been slow and we still have much work to do. If you are interested in reading it, click here.
Training as Punishment
Training and re-training should not be used as a punishment and often, training is not the answer for a variety of safety problems. If training is thought of as a punishment, any future new training you try to get the workforce excited about will not be seen in a positive light.
The Coronavirus Image
Workflow Learning Part 2
Workflow learning can push training delivery beyond the walls of the training classroom. This makes it more realistic, more applicable to the trainees’ world and therefore more likely to be remembered and since all training is wasted if it isn’t retained, this is key.
Halloween and Safety Training
Halloween sales can provide safety trainers with great materials for use in safety training classes! Check out our free guide for ideas you can use now!
Diversity and Training Images
A new set of icons featuring women in STEM and leadership is available for free at the Noun Project.
An Apple a Day
Images and props cab go a long way when trying to convey an idea or concept and tend to be remembered longer than just text by itself.
Fire Prevention Month
Fire Prevention Week just ended but many safety and health professionals pay extra attention to fire prevention for the whole month of October. Here is a limited time offer to get a free download of Five for Fire - a collection of activities for Fire Prevention Month.
Flash Roles and Safety Expertise
"Getting People to think Your Idea is Their Idea" is something that many safety people need to do every day in order to be successful in their jobs. I love to combine ideas from other fields and apply them to safety and this book has some good advice for pitching ideas to the people we work with either occasionally or every day.
Slide Backgrounds from Your IPhone
Need images for your safety training presentations? You can get all that you need with just your IPhone. Check out these examples.