As the old adage goes, “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words” and this is true for safety training. If someone has the choice to look at an image in an effort to gain understanding of something, or read a paragraph or more of text, the visual option will be much more inviting.
Presenting safety training with visual aids such as images helps establish and maintain attention, but all images are not created equal. Good safety training images are easily recognizable, and easily and universally understood. A good image should appeal to the audience while effectively providing knowledge that enables a clear understanding. A good safety training image should also aid in retention. It should impart memorable knowledge. Visuals should also provide information in a form that the trainee can quickly and easily interpret.