Featured at the Society for Applied Learning Technology this presentation identifies ways in which companies can leverage technology to deploy safety courses to the widest possible audience quickly and effectively
3. When Technology Makes Sense
Use technology when the…
• content is awareness level
• course is essentially a data dump
• materials must be delivered exactly as scripted
• primary purpose of the training is regulatory compliance
• content is more for reference than skill building
• environment is too dangerous to conduct training at the
location where the skills will be used
• content changes frequently
• content is quasi-training
4. Technology In Safety Training
Instructional Tools:
• Recorded Media
• Games
Delivery Methods:
• OSHA Accepted On-
Line Training
• Performance Support
Tools
• Podcast/Handheld
Training
• Online MSDS
• Safety Kiosks
11. Conclusion
• Technology will play an increasing role in
safety training as technology improves and
continues to be more cost effective
• Technology-based training are increasingly
accepted by OSHA as meeting regulatory
requirements
• Online resources create opportunities for
higher quality training that does more than
merely meet regulatory requirements
This presentation was first presented at the 2009 Society for Applied Learning Technology’s Washington Interactive Technologies Conference in Washington D.C.
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Welcome the participants.
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Choosing a delivery method depends on a lot of factors, and while safety training was an early adopter of technology-based training it did so for the wrong reason (because most companies cared more about compliance than skills building). Unfortunately, regulatory agencies stepped in limited the extent to which technology could be used. This is unfortunate because advances in technology have made it a great choice for safety training.
Technology can be used to simulate circumstances and environments that would otherwise be too dangerous to experience. For example, I once developed a video-based training for a glass manufacturer. The training in question focused on an operation that involved a fau
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From videotaped safety awareness programs to state-of-the-art DVD-based safety training, recorded media has long been the staple of technology-based safety training. Unfortunately, far too frequently this media is deployed by sticking a new hire in a glorified closet and telling them to let you know when they are done. While there is nothing intrinsically wrong with the media, the temptation to treat the new hire like a precocious three-year old that you want to keep occupied for 20 minutes by parking him or her in front of a video screen is too great for many organizations to resist
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OSHA Accepted Online safety training…
reduces instructor travel costs
gets safety training to remote locations faster
facilitates make up training and the training of small populations
provides documentation of OSHA compliance
allows learners to complete the training at there own pace
is accepted by OSHA without a proctor
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Provides support for tasks that are infrequently conducted
Facilitates data retrieval
Can be used to create Job Safety Analysis or Standard Work Instructions
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Makes remote training affordable
Facilitates contextual training
Flexible