Well-trained staff and qualified professionals are essential in making sure the business is safe. Companies that provide health and safety information and training, not only meet their legal responsibilities, but also ensure staff know how to work safely and without risks to themselves or others.
Effective training will contribute towards making your employees competent in health and safety and it can help businesses avoid the distress and costs that accidents and ill-health can cause.
Training can be on the job, online or in a classroom setting. In-company training can be useful as the course can be designed to fit the organisations exact needs.
Tailored training will take an existing course and adapt it include the organisations health and safety documentation, the policies and procedures, relevant sector specific cases studies and examples, site specific needs, and course materials with organisational branding.
This kind of training is particularly effective as it relates the training to the particular work environment which makes it more relevant and applicable. It focuses on environments and situations that the learners are familiar with which makes the training more engaging for the learner. An example of this is Risk Assessment in Practice training, by using the organisations scenarios for hazard identification and risk assessment, it makes the learning readily applicable.
It can be particularly useful for ensuring company processes are used in a consistent way across the organisation. By referring to the companies policies and procedures and using them as training aids, it makes the learning an integral part of the companies health and safety solutions.
Even accredited training, where the syllabus can be quite rigid, reference to company processes, initiatives, statistics etc. relate the subject being studied to the specific work environment. This helps with practical application and also with understanding the theory in relation to the job role.
Training doesn’t just take place in the company classroom. Blended or online learning solutions are often tailored to ensure the organisation has the flexibility to choose the most appropriate learning experience for their staff.
This type of learning solution can help to improve the knowledge and understanding of all staff. This learning experience can help to ensure the whole organisation understands their roles and responsibilities in relation to safety. By relating the learning to the specific work environment and company procedures, it creates a harmony between the theoretical and the practical aspects of the training which in turn makes the learning more effective and easier to apply to the day-to-day role.
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