The presentation will inform the instructor how you will prepare to conduct a safety, health or security meeting or training session. The presentation must also include sample of handouts to be provided to the audience. These can be displayed or shown during the presentation and included with the final project.
Step 1 – Topic: Identify name of approved topic for safety meeting or training session.
Step 2 – Goal of the workshop – To begin, ask yourself: Who are the participants, what is their level of responsibility, why are they attending this training session? What is the purpose of your training session? In essence: What do you want to accomplish?
Step 3 – Target Audience: Who is the audience? Examples: management staff, supervisors, general population, office workers, nurses-medical staff, janitorial staff.
This helps you in designing your course and its content. A presentation to management staff is going to be more sophisticated versus an audience of the general population. Also choice of words, examples to illustrate your points may differ based on the audience. Knowing who your audience is will help you in developing content and delivery that will fit their needs.
Step 4 – Training Objectives: Identify Clear learning objectives – what will attendees know (knowledge factors) and/or be able to do (ability factors)? As a result of your training session what will audience specifically know or be able to do?
In essence what the learner will be doing when demonstrating achievement or mastery of the objectives. Stress what the participant will walk away from the activity with. Example: Workshop on proper lifting methods. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to size up an object to be lifted and use proper lifting techniques to safely lift that object. Attendees are able to demonstrate and use proper and safe lifting techniques.
Step 5 – Value: Determine how this training will add value to your organization. Examples: regulatory compliance with federal OSHA standards such as mandated training (Hazard Communication) or state Right to Know Law. Example: Reduce potential job injuries thereby reducing workers compensation costs.
Step 6 – Materials/Training Aids: List the all materials that will be used for the training. Examples: handouts, participant guide. Create and submit a minimum of two handouts relating to the topic and number the handouts (#1, #2). These can be posters, reminders, quizzes, crossword puzzles, group assignment and discussions. Again, be creative. Consider what tools will reinforce the training goals/objectives.
Step 7 – Outline: How will your presentation unfold? Is there a logical flow of information? Outline the topics to be covered; sequence the topics so that there is a logical flow of the material. Almost like a road map. Starting point to journey completion. Helps you visualize how everything in your presentation will fit together. A mind map of fit, logical flow and sequence.
Step 8 – Methods and Techniques: List the methods and techniques that would be used to make the training interactive, interesting, and effective. Examples: lecture, demo, experiential learning exercises, case studies, problem solving exercises, A/V aids. (Hint: use Google to find some effective training methods and techniques).
Step 9 – Resources: Create a reference list for all of the resources that will be used for the presentation. For example: Where did you obtain the information that you used for your presentation?
Step 10 – Assessment: Describe how you will know when your participants have arrived at their intended destination? In other words, how will you know if they have learned what you intended them to learn (i.e. presentation training objectives)? The only way you will know, is if you have taken the time to gather some evidence that they did. This can be done in several ways, for example: pre and post survey, informal conversations, observation, etc.
Below are the safety training presentation topics.
Topics to Choose From:
Systems approach to health, safety & security: safety management system (SMS)
How to create a culture of safety awareness: creating a culture of safety excellence
Safety Leadership
Workplace hazard recognition: identify potential safety & health hazards & processes in your workplace
Workplace safety inspection checklist for potential safety & health hazards in your workplace
Job hazard analysis: steps for doing
Office Safety: office hazards
Lifting hazards: preventing back injuries
Ergonomics
Workplace violence: case studies and ways to prevent potential workplace violence
Accident investigation: use systems approach, include cause and effect analysis
Accident causation
Behavior: based safety
State Right To Know (RTK) regulations & requirements
OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (training, compliance requirements, hazard analysis)
Train the trainer: teach employees and supervisors how to conduct an effective health, safety or security related training session
Workplace safety and security orientation for new employees
