Using Video To Communicate Workplace Safety

More than ever before, occupational health and safety has become a major priority in almost every Australian workplace. It has become the mantra for many government-advertising campaigns that “every employee has the right to return home safely” and how “ it is the responsibility of both employers and employees to ensure a safe workplace”.

Organisations must, by law, ensure that their employees are adequately trained to perform at their job in the safest way possible and that particular occupational health and safety policies are adhered to.

Depending on the organisation, the employees involved, the information that is to be communicated – there is a multitude of different communication pathways that can be taken to deliver a message of workplace safety. It can be as simple as an OHS trainer standing in front of a group, or perhaps a group discussion, or role play.  Technology such as powerpoint, video or e-learning programs can be used as either the main training tool or as an aid to reinforce the spoken message.

Unfortunately, a topic such as workplace safety can quite often fall on deaf ears.  For some people, the thought of discussing manual handling risks or reporting near misses with a manager or colleagues would be about as exciting as watching paint dry. In many cases, it may take a serious injury or fatality, to ultimately alter the mindset of an individual or even the culture of an organisation.

However, incorporating video into a training session on safety can provide a range of benefits. These include:

1. Continuity of the message – Whether it is the induction of new staff, or conducting refresher training for existing employees, using video to deliver the message will ensure that every trainee receives exactly the same message, the same way. That way everyone is on the “same page”, which is an important component to an organisation’s ability to to comply with legislation and achieve a health and safe environment.

2. A picture tells a thousand words. In most instances, video can deliver a message far more efficiently and effectively than the spoken word alone, especially when trying to describe a particular action or technique.  Time is a precious commodity nowadays. Any opportunity to communicate a message more efficiently will always have a positive effect on the workplace.

3. Most importantly, video does an excellent job of conveying emotion. If the intention is to send home a message of great importance, the ability to tap into people’s emotions can be an excellent strategy. A message or idea is more likely to be remembered if it has impact. As witnessed now on many TV advertising campaigns – whether it be for safety at work, anti smoking, or safe driving – “shock value” is an approach used to not only ensure the audience receives the message, but it sneaks its way into their subconscious.

Whilst video enjoys a number of benefits in communicating safety, it is still important to realise the target audience and the actual content of the video itself. Is it relevant? Will it connect with the target audience? Does it suit the rest of the training/course material?  Does it sell the message?

If you can produce or find a video that ticks all these boxes, we suggest you have just found yourself and your workplace a great investment!

The Use of Safety Signs in Your Workplace

It is very important to have and use safety signs in the workplace, to make yourself and your employees feel secure and comfortable.

These days live seems to get more difficult. Everything is going up, from the primary needs like food and housing all the way to secondary necessities such as clothing and transportation. In order to have all of these things we need to invest a hefty sum of money and that is why many people go to work. We all work to get a good salary to fulfill our wants and needs, to have fun and to be able to relax after working.

How many hours of your time did you spend at your workplace? If you work shift starts at eight in the morning until five in the evening it means you work eight hours a day (taking in consideration lunch time) that also means you spend most of your time at your workplace. When we work, we usually do not think about anything else beside your jobs, and we always try to come up with new ways to use our eight hours effectively and finish the tasks assigned to us. In addition, you must already know that every job has it owns risk and because we are always concentrated in our daily tasks we do not realize the risks that are inherently associated with it. Even you work in an office behind a desk you are not exempt from earthquakes, fire or unfortunate accidents. This is where safety signs come into play.

Safety signs are essential tools to warn us about inherit dangers related to the place we work at and to avoid unnecessary accidents. Some of the most popular signs used at the workplace are for instance “no smoking signs”, this sign is used to prevent fire or to preserve people’s health.

Another popular safety signs is hazard-warning signs. This sign usually use outside the room. This sign usually use for people who work outside. The profession that related with this sign is rescue forest team (someone who take care of the forest), the sign says like watch out from the wild animals and landslide. Someone who works in the volcano and soon. The safety sign in this area says warning from the eruption and volcano, no trespassing from five hundred meters.

This is some example the safety sign that use inside and outside the room. These safety signs are use for hazardous situation that have some probability of injury or death of someone. These safety signs are very important to make their employee safe from the risk of their job. If they fell secure and safe, they can work comfortable and this can make their work productivity higher. Moreover, the effect is what the company will receive which is maximum profit.