The Benefits of Using Safety Videos to Reinforce Employee Habits

Safety videos serve a crucial role in helping business owners keep their employees safe and on the job.

Safety training videos communicate health and safety concepts to employees and reduce hazards and accidents in the workplace. Also, videos can trim costs and help control workers’ compensation premiums for your company, according to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA).

Adding training videos to your workplace safety program offers several benefits, since they:

• Offer cost-effective and convenient education
  Videos can be viewed repeatedly and scheduled when best suited for you and your employees.

• Raise awareness of potential hazards
  Videos specific to your industry, or the work your employees perform, identify situations in which a lapse in safety precaution or judgment could result in an injury.

• Promote greater employee engagement
  Research suggests videos have higher retention rates than in-person lectures. Interactive videos are especially valuable for visual learners and help them connect and retain information.

• Provide a consistent message
  Employees receive the same training regardless of their location or shift.

NJM policyholders have 24/7 access to more than 750 online training videos.

These are the five most requested safety videos:

• Lockout/tagout training
• Hazard communication
• Fire extinguisher training
• Back safety training
• Operating a pallet jack safely

Visit www.njm.com/insurance/business/loss-prevention to learn more.

References:

1. Ronie Salazar “Why You Should Use Videos for Safety Training,” https://ohsonline.com/articles/2023/02/16/videos-for-safety-training.aspx, (February 16, 2023).

2. Alex Saurman, Sydny Shepard, “Using Technology to Improve Safety Training,” https://ohsonline.com/articles/2023/03/01/using-technology-to-improve-safety-training.aspx, (March 1, 2023).