Do safety and health professionals train, instruct or educate workers? Are these three the same thing? Let’s examine each one and see if there are critical differences.
Training can be defined as assisting others in learning skills in a specific field. Training is usually performed when you want others to do something specific and precise, like operate a machine safely. The purpose of training is to create a change in learners so that they continually do what you want. With increased training, others can often perform the desired behavior with fewer errors and greater speed. The goal of training is to be able to make the steps of a task, including safety procedures, routine.