How to deliver in-depth safety learning

Beyond typical training

November 2, 2019

Deloitte (2014) describes the modern learner in its infographic, “Meet the Modern Learner.” The infographic shows multiple constraints employees face when developing necessary skills. Many writers and training professionals interpret this to say that people today learn differently. Learning has evolved with the office.

Strategies to train & outfit inexperienced workers

Coping with the labor shortage

Sean Sweeney

October 1, 2019

At the start of September, the number of open jobs exceeded the number of active jobseekers for the 17th consecutive month—a record for the United States economy.

Add fun & creativity to your training program

Stop preaching & lecturing

M.B. Sutherland

July 24, 2018

Standard teaching techniques apply to all types of learning. But safety training exists on a level of its own given the life and death stakes involved. While safety professionals need to find teaching ideas that work, many find themselves falling back on the same tired slide presentations.

Editorial Comments

It’s not a matter of training, training & more training

Safety’s learning moment

July 23, 2018

Safety training has been around forever. There are also safety orientations, safety coaching, safety mentoring, safety education, safety feedback. These staples of safety programs have one thing in common: showing employees how to recognize risks, know the rules, and avoid injury or illness.

Workplace violence often involves women killed by intimate partners

Run, Hide, Fight: Responding to an active shooter

Bo Mitchell

April 17, 2013

Since Sandy Hook, I get asked daily about "RUN, HIDE, FIGHT," the new response to an active shooter on a campus or in a workplace.

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ISHN Magazine

2019 November

Among the articles in the November 2019 issue of ISHN Magazine, we have expert insight on confined spaces standards, hazard detectors, the latest in safety industry technology, and much more.

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