I visited an organisation last week which was very excited about their new online induction process as it meant that new employees can “hit the ground running” and has freed up their safety people. It was obvious that induction, to them, was just a necessary evil and a process to tick off rather … [Read more...] about Online Inductions and Safety Effectiveness
Safety Induction
Risk and Safety Rituals
Risk and Safety Rituals Rituals are the foundation of cultural belonging and identity. You can’t really understand or influence culture without a good grasp of rituals and artefacts. The idea that behaviours (‘what we do around here’) define culture is one of the grand delusions of simplistic … [Read more...] about Risk and Safety Rituals
Face-to-Face Safety
Face-to-Face Safety As companies seek to cut costs they often go to the ubiquitous online induction and commit to device recording options but what are the by-products and trade-offs in such an approach? We know that online inductions and online training may save money but expose organizations … [Read more...] about Face-to-Face Safety
A Masters Degree in ‘Tick and Flick’
A Masters Degree in ‘Tick and Flick’ I was brought into an organization recently that has an induction process that defies all logic and research into learning and education. I find it astounding that people with no qualifications or experience in education and learning try to design inductions. … [Read more...] about A Masters Degree in ‘Tick and Flick’
Simple Tips on How to Improve Your Safety Inductions
Improving by Comparing Effective Safety Inductions and Traditional Safety Inductions I continually get emails and calls about the dreadful state of inductions in various industries, despite the wealth of expertise about in instructional design and education. Unfortunately a Cert IV in training is … [Read more...] about Simple Tips on How to Improve Your Safety Inductions
Learning Design in Tackling Risk and Safety – Inductions
Learning Design in Tackling Risk and Safety - Inductions I have decided to release another video from the series Risky Conversations that was launched recently in Perth (https://safetyrisk.net/risky-conversations-book-launch-in-perth/) and released with the transcripts book in July 2016 … [Read more...] about Learning Design in Tackling Risk and Safety – Inductions
Skills in Presentations, Toolbox and Inductions
Skills in Presentations, Toolbox and Inductions - Free Downloads!! (available here: https://spor.com.au/downloads/tools/ ) I was recently requested to help an organization with their onsite induction, toolbox and presentations. So, the first thing I requested back was what they were currently … [Read more...] about Skills in Presentations, Toolbox and Inductions
Do We Only Get One Shot At a First Impression?
Do We Only Get One Shot At a First Impression? By Matt Thorne from Risk Diversity See Matt’s previous article: ‘Paper Systems’ and Safety Management Systems First impressions are often the worst impressions but need not be so. However, once and bad impression is made, it is nearly impossible to … [Read more...] about Do We Only Get One Shot At a First Impression?
New Construction Safety Video Is A Pleasant Surprise
New Construction Safety Induction Video is a Very Pleasant Surprise Thanks to John Wettstein from safetystrategies.ca for sharing this. Whilst most Tier 1 organisations are stuck in a vicious circle of tradition, sunk cost, fear, control, over confidence, paperwork, numbers and creating the … [Read more...] about New Construction Safety Video Is A Pleasant Surprise
10 Steps to an Effective Safety Induction
10 Steps to an Effective Safety Induction In response to this recent article by Workcover NSW I suggest the following. The consideration for all inductions is to make them effective, simplicity doesn’t guarantee effectiveness. Neither is simplicity the place to start. The place to start … [Read more...] about 10 Steps to an Effective Safety Induction