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Are Difficult Trainees Having a Negative Effect on Your Training?
How can trainers keep difficult participants from negatively impacting the effectiveness of training? BLR® asked Becky Pike Pluth, MEd, MPCT, and chairman and chief training officer of The Bob Pike Group, for her expertise on this topic. "The biggest goal as an instructor is to get difficult people on board and to minimize the impact […]
Top 10: Safety Daily Advisor Review
Here’s a list of the top 10 posts on the Safety Daily Advisor website so far this year. Have a happy and safe 4th of July from the Safety Training Daily Advisor staff. OSHA Lockout/Tagout Rules: Q & A OSHA has specific and strict rules about lockout/tagout. Today, we present some questions BLR has received […]
Tips for Writing a HAZWOPER Safety and Health Plan
Use Near Misses to Create a Safer Workplace
British government researchers have found that for every lost-time injury more than 3 days in length, there were 189 noninjury cases. You just can’t afford to ignore near misses. Understanding the circumstances surrounding a near miss can be valuable to employers. But according to an article in the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) journal, […]
Temporary Worker Safety: OSHA Takes a Closer Look
Research indicates that temporary workers are at greater risk of accidents and injuries than regular workers. Now OSHA is getting involved. According to CBS News (www.cbsnews.com), "recent data suggest that roughly a third, and perhaps up to 40 percent, of American workers are in part-time, contract or other non-standard jobs. Recruiting firm MBO Partners projects […]
Wal-Mart’s BIG Fine for No RCRA Training
Safety Training for Lean Times: It’s Got to Be Cost-Effective as Well as Effective
Although the economy is improving, these are still lean times, which means you’re looking for effective ways to provide the necessary training at the lowest cost possible. In the context of safety training, "cost-effective" means providing solutions that give you the best value for the money your management allocates for employee training. Improving, or even […]