Jonathan Klane, aka “Trainerman,” may dress like a superhero but his safety training techniques are even more important. Here are some of his super ideas:
Yesterday’s Advisor introduced us to “Trainerman,” aka safety and health trainer Johathan Klane of Klane’s Education Information Training Hub, Fairfield, Maine. Klane, who conducts safety meetings in a superhero outfit, was recently interviewed by our sister publication, OSHA Compliance Advisor.
In that interview, he stressed that, to make safety training effective, train on issues directly relevant to the learners, involve them before training begins to ascertain their true interests and priorities, and make training sessions a two-way street, with constant communication between instructor and students.
In connection with the interview, Klane also supplied a nifty list of 19 training tips generated during his years of experience. Call it a checklist for effective training.
Here’s the list:
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[_] Start with a bang or attention-getter.
[_] Use a timer.
[_] Hand out follow-up materials for later reading.
[_] Provide good refreshments.
[_] Give away candy and cheap plastic gifts.
[_] If possible, take a field trip or tour.
[_] Conduct safety experiments as part of the session.
[_] Tell stories.
[_] Digress.
[_] Get participants physically involved.
[_] Move around.
[_] Show relevant movie clips.
[_] Teach to visual, auditory, and tactile learning styles.
[_] Be available during breaks.
[_] Ask questions rather than making statements.
[_] Share something personal.
[_] Review a theory in the morning, and save hands-on activities for the afternoon.
[_] Over-prepare.
[_] Practice, practice, practice!
And if you don’t have a training superhero …
One thing not on this list, but essential to any good trainer’s thinking, is solid, effective training materials.
That’s especially important if you don’t have the services of a superhero available. In that case, the materials need to make up for the more limited skills of any “mere mortal” at training. (Know anyone like that?) To this end, we’d like to suggest a look at BLR’s Safety Training Presentations program.
The word presentations is a plural for 25 reasons—there are 25 separate PowerPoint® prewritten safety meetings, every one responsive to either an OSHA training requirement or the topic being a key cause of accidents. All are customizable so you can add your specific hazards or safety policies.
Topics covered include:
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What’s more, Safety Training Presentations doesn’t just offer a slide presentation. Following Klane’s maxims of “over-prepare” and “have follow-up materials to hand out,” each lesson includes interactive exercises, handouts, quizzes, completion certificates, sign-in sheets, evaluation forms, training records. In short, everything you need to motivate, train, and reinforce your lessons, and document that you did. You can see samples of some of the materials by clicking on the links below.
Of course, training needs change as OSHA introduces new requirements or new work practices and technology bring new hazards. To cover this, you receive a new CD every 90 days you’re in the program, each containing 5 additional topics.
Just as important, for those on a budget (and who isn’t these days?), the cost of these presentations averages under $20 each.
We’ve arranged for Advisor subscribers to get a no-cost, no obligation look at Safety Training Presentations for 30 days. Feel free to try a few lessons with your own learners. You may end up feeling like a training superhero yourself. Click one of the ordering links above and we’ll arrange it.
Safety Training Presentations Samples
Download core topic list
Download exercise sample
Download handout sample
Download multiple slide sample
Download speaker note sample
Download trainers guide sample
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