Safety Knights

I like to split up the groups by department. Try and keep the groups smaller so it is more personable and people are more willing to ask questions or bring things up. I generally do PowerPoint, keep it to bullet points and have notes for yourself to expand upon those talking points.

I've done it where I get through each group in one day and I've done it where I do two trainings per week, whatever you are most comfortable with.

Online training can be nice but at the end of the day it is a lot of legwork on your end, is less personable, and can be a challenge if you have some employees that aren't as experienced with technology.

I can send you hse reports so you can manage your work place

I do opposite with fewer sessions and larger groups (larger facility). Make it fun and incentivize it with swag and lunch.

In house training based on the actual work place.

I have been designing and performing training for a very very long time. I have a MS where my minor was in Training and Development. In my opinion I really think there is no black or white answer to your question. It depends on the training subject, is it retraining or training the subject the first time, is the training more informative or for authorized performing on the job, you culture, the work environment, and on and on.....

I agree with CD try to make it as fun and memorable as possible, sometimes games work. Safety Jeopardy or Lockout Jeopardy may be effective if done correctly and done the right way!

In general I personally prefer actual training where I train a competency and then people actual get to do it. Two good examples might be PIT and Lockout.

The other training modes are somewhere below that as far as my preference. I do a lot of OSHA Outreach Training, which is informative not on the job, I use several techniques.

Online is least favorite for effectiveness. I would not train electricians on how to safely work around live circuits on-line! I would not even do Authorized Lockout Training or Re-Training on line! I might do Affected Lockout Training online. If you have online training that is "interactive" where the students can actually do things I might be more inclined to use it!

I love to work with people and standing in front of a small to huge group is fun to me! I enjoy that and have a good time, I think my students see that and have a positive memorable experience too. I have a friend that is probably more technically proficient than I am in EHS but she just be effective in front of more than 2 people! She is nervous and self-conscious and it shows when in front of people. She is one of the smartest people I know. She tends to gravitate to online training, where I love to do it myself!

I guess it makes a difference if you have several smaller locations too, although I have little experience with this.