If you’ve been following our blog, you may know we’ve been contributing to the effort (with a bunch of other great safety professionals) to create ANSI Z490.2, the upcoming US national standard on “virtual” environmental, health, and safety training. For example, here’s the last Z490.2 update we wrote. There’s been significant forward motion on Z490.2 […]
We’re just back from the 2017 MSHA TRAM conference at the National Mine and Health Safety Academy in Beaver, WV and thought we’d give an overview of some of the presentations we attended and some of the things we learned. We also figured we’d show you some pictures of our trip–not everyone gets out to West Virginia […]
Workforce development is essential for businesses and other organizations in today’s economy. And while there are many aspects to great workforce development, starting with successful onboarding of new employees, workforce development training is a key part of the effort as well. Yet many organizations don’t have an expertise in training development, and aren’t familiar with […]
At the upcoming 2017 MSHA TRAM conference this year (October 10-12, National Mine and Health Safety Academy, Beaver, WV), we’ll be giving two presentations: one on Evaluating Online Safety Training Solutions for Mining, and a second on Current and Future Training Technologies. This blog post supports the presentation on Current and Future Training Technologies for Mining. It includes some additional […]
Hello, readers. This blog is a supplement or related resources center for the presentation on Effective EHS Training I recently gave at the Washington Governor’s Industrial Safety and Health Conference. We have a second blog that functions as a related resources center for the presentation on Evaluating Online Safety Training Solutions. If you’re reading this […]
Quality control experts lean heavily on the so-called “7 Basic Tools of Quality” to fine-tune processes as part of an overall quality assurance effort. These basic QA tools are often associated with Karou Ishikawa, a Japanese thinker who’s credited as a heavyweight in quality management and who is especially known for the development of the quality […]
Looking for some manufacturing safety training tips? If so, that makes sense. There’s a lot to be said in favor of working in manufacturing, but it does pose a set of hazards to the workers. However, safety managers and other safety professionals work tirelessly to create safer, healthier workplaces for manufacturing employees (and of course, […]
In some cases, OSHA requires employers to have fire extinguishers at work, and in other cases, employers will choose to provide fire extinguishers. In either scenario, if a company will place portable fire extinguishers in the workplace, it’s important to know OSHA requirements covering mounting fire extinguishers and fire extinguisher placement as well as as OSHA […]
The human brain is amazing. And so are the human abilities to learn new information and skills, remember them, and later retrieve and use them when it’s needed. But if you’re involved in training and/or learning and development, you also know it’s not all that easy. And one of the big problems is that people tend […]
Looking to buy an online safety training solution? Maybe some online courses, maybe a learning management system (LMS), or maybe both? But maybe also a little….intimidated by all the jargon and special terms? Well, you’ve come to the right place, my friend. We’ve put together a handy glossary of terms you may run into while […]
Want to know how to design, create, and deliver better safety training at work? Effective safety training? The kind of safety training that has a real effect on incident rates, driving them down? That contributes to a healthier, safer work environment? We’ve got a pretty simple, six-step formula for success for you to follow in this […]
What are your thoughts about online safety training? Do you think you believe any online safety training myths? If you’re like a lot of folks, you’ve got some specific ideas about online safety training. Some of those may be spot-on. But others may be a bit off-target. Maybe even myths. We’re going to take a closer […]