I’m sure when most employees hear the words “Safety Presentation” they roll their eyes and say “Here we go again with more safety!”

But a safety presentation does not have to send your employees to sleep! A safety presentation should be interesting, it should be informative & most of all it should stimulate people to think about their safety & the safety of their workmates.

I have been involved with safety presentations that I feel just do not work! Some speakers share safety information that they understand very well….. but the employees do not care too much about Lost Time Injury Frequency Rates (LTIFR’s) and other statistics!

I believe that to run  successful safety presentations you must first look at who you will be delivering your message to, you then have to think about the message you want them to take away from the safety presentation.

The people you are presenting to might not understand how the charts & statistics of the company’s safety performance are relevant to them.!….. My suggestion here is to keep it simple. Make sure it can be understood at all levels within the group you are delivering the safety presentation to.

Use practical examples where possible, even use scenarios involving equipment or practices that are in your actual workplace, people will remember much more if it has something to do with a task that they are familiar with.

You might consider trying to involve the audience, try asking if the staff have any examples or stories that they would like to share….. Remember we can all learn from other peoples experiences.

So in your next safety presentation, keep it simple, make it interesting & keep them involved.

If you would like to hear a safety presentation that has long lasting and significant impact on your workplace, then James Wood can help you . Hear first hand what led James to do what he did and how his experience can help you avoid making the same mistakes.

Stay safe.