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workplace wellbeing
Effective Instruction
IMPROVING YOUR WORKPLACE TRAINING RESULTS
By Jeff Thorne
There is a constant declaration that common sense is
required in health and safety. But, current accident and
incident statistics seem to demonstrate that common
sense doesn’t exist. If common sense were a reality, there
would be no need for orientation or training. People would some-how
magically know what to do. Yet, despite extensive inductions,
orientations and training, people still don’t know what to do. This
is why it’s important to manage training rather than simply pro-vide
training that checks a box.
Safety training is an important and necessary requirement
for equipping employees with the knowledge, skill and abilities
required to assist the employer in achieving their safety goal of
reducing the risk of occupational injury and illness. Training is
completed as a method of achieving compliance and it assists in
BEFORE ANY TRAINING OCCURS, A NEEDS
ANALYSIS THAT GATHERS INFORMATION
IDENTIFYING KNOWLEDGE GAPS IS REQUIRED.
HRPROFESSIONALNOW.CA ❚ SEPTEMBER 2018 ❚ 57
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