Seven Safety Strategies

The craftspeople arrive at the new jobsite, prepared to start work on their phase of a major project. They’re ready to tackle the challenges of this particular job, but they’re first herded into a room that reminds them of a high school classroom. Here it comes. That dreaded safety orientation they’re forced to endure at the beginning of each project. The presenter will drone on about safety, telling them things they believe they already know. Then he’ll ask if there are any questions (of course, there won’t be) before sending them on their way to work.

It happens that way at far too many projects, and it shouldn’t. The safety orientation session can be an excellent opportunity to set the tone for a project, and to help workers understand both the importance of safety and the role they play in achieving a safe workplace.

It doesn’t happen automatically or by accident. Over the years, we have discovered that a well-organized orientation based on proven strategies is the most effective way to deliver messages to workers who are new to a site. We’ve provided that orientation to workers at sites for a major pharmaceutical company – an owner whose business provides unique safety challenges and strict regulatory requirements. However, the strategies we’ve identified can easily be applied to orientations at any construction or industrial site.

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