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We're sure you're aware
of the statistics for off-the-job injuries and how
injuries at home and on the road can affect your
organization when they happen to one of your
employees or their family members. So it would
make sense that the safety training given to
employees at work wasn't limited to the workplace
environment.
That's what is so great
about SAFESTART – it teaches people how to avoid
making the errors that lead to most incidents and
injuries in any situation. This has led
to average injury reductions over 50% at literally
thousands of sites around the world, and a safety program for employees and their
families called "Taking SAFESTART Home".
Integrated with the core
SAFESTART training program your employees receive at
work, SAFESTART Home will do much more than reduce
injuries at home and on the road – it will further
reduce injuries at work. In fact, it may do
more for your at-work safety initiatives than you
would expect with a 'home safety program'.
Other than the obvious and important reasons for
keeping people safe, there are several other reasons
you should give your employees the
opportunity to take safety home.
Immediate 'Buy-In' from
Employees
Most adults feel they
are 'safe enough', smart enough, or careful enough
to avoid injuries on their own and in many cases see
safety as something they have to incorporate
into their job at work – not something they feel
they need. This can make safety, and
specifically safety training, a difficult task.
On the other hand,
asking adults if their kids or family are 'safe
enough' is a completely different story. Even
the employee who most typifies the example above and
has no interest in safety training at work will want
their family to be safe at home. This is where
SAFESTART Home comes into play. This is what
will make safety and safety training in your
workplace a much less difficult task.
By telling employees up
front that they can 'take SAFESTART home', and that
the end result of learning the SAFESTART safety
program at work will be to help them keep their loved
ones safe, will undoubtedly capture their attention
and help you achieve immediate 'buy-in' from your
employees. This will allow you to be much more
effective in your safety efforts.
Along with overall
injury reductions, this is probably the most
important benefit of incorporating SAFESTART Home
into your training – but there are other benefits
too...
Employee Relations
Simply making the offer to take safety home will
show that the company cares about the employees and
their families. This 'good corporate
citizenship' will generate a lot of interest in this
program outside of the safety department, especially
from the executives, and will achieve even more
'buy-in' from employees.
Reinforce Training
When employees take safety home they will be in
essence teaching their family what they learned at
work – this will solidify the training they
completed at work and will improve their safety
skills at work.
Keep Training
Fresh
When employees keep their safety knowledge ‘top of
mind’ at home and on the road every day it will
increase the longevity and effectiveness of the
course at work. You will also find they have a
more positive attitude towards safety and will be
more open to future safety and training initiatives
you introduce.
The Bottom Line
When employees take safety home it reduces injuries
that can occur outside of work, which can have the
same positive effect on your company’s bottom line and
productivity as reducing injuries at work.
Learn about Taking SAFESTART
Home and it new
enhancements by
following the links at the top and bottom of these
pages. If you have
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