Safety training

Here are three image-based safety training activities

June 1, 2016

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.

Cookie-cutter training doesn’t cut it

You should accommodate the diversity of your workforce

P.J. Schoeny

June 1, 2016

Last September, OSHA published its list of the Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards for FY2015

Avoid low attention/low retention training

8 attributes for engaging your employees

Bob Rock

June 1, 2016

We’ve all been there: a safety training course where the instructor reads from the PowerPoint® slides word for word – attempting to jazz things up with a laser pointer – while the audience struggles to keep their eyes open by sneaking looks at their phones or doodling.

OSHA suggestions to prepare for a successful stand-down

April 28, 2016

Try to start early. Designate a coordinator to organize the stand-down. If you have multiple work sites, identify the team that will lead the stand-down at each site. Think about asking your subcontractors, owner, architects, engineers, or others associated with your project to participate in the stand-down.

Are you guilty of safety overtraining?

Terry Mathis

April 26, 2016

The medical profession is concerned that the overuse of antibiotics is causing strains of bacteria to become resistant and patients to be less receptive to the most-used medications. The same thing can happen to safety when training is overused or misused.

MSA debuts state-of-the-art safety training center in Cranberry Township

April 11, 2016

The jungle gym you remember from childhood just grew up. Global safety equipment manufacturer MSA has unveiled a new state-of-the-art safety-training center at the Regional Learning Alliance (RLA) in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.

ISEA safety course graduates its 1,500th Student

Expansion plans are underway

Lydia Baugh

April 7, 2016

In 1996, when a training program was developed for sales and marketing personnel from personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturers and distributors, nobody looked 20 years into the future. It started as a project jointly sponsored by the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) and the former Safety Equipment Distributors Association.

What is OSHA’s position on computer-based training?

February 12, 2016

Given all the technological advances in computer training, ISHN had to dig back to an OSHA letter of interpretation dated November 22, 1994 for an answer to the question, “What is OSHA's position on computer-based training programs for cognitive training?”

Test cheaters can pose safety risks

You need to verify & authenticate online trainees

January 5, 2016

Distance learning has experienced tremendous growth in popularity and acceptance in recent years.

“In the moment” training

One of three methods to prevent serious injuries & fatalities

Robert Zurek

January 4, 2016

It is especially important in high-risk industries, such as oil and gas and chemical, that workforce training and education is prioritized beyond that of an afterthought in a company's safety plan.