Training new hires

History has shown that individuals new to the workplace suffer more irguries and deaths than experienced workers. These usnally occur within days or the first month on the job. It is imperative that new hires receive initial training regarding safety and health practices at the worksite. Some potential topics that should be covered during the training of a worker new to the workplace are 

Accident reporting procedures Basic hazard identification and reporting Chanical safety 

Company s basic philosophy on safety and health Company s safety and health rules Confined space entry Electrical safety 

Emergency response procedures (fire, spills, etc.) Eyewash and shower locations Fall protection 

Rules regarding dress code, conduct, and expectations 

Fire prevention and protection First aid and / CPR Hand tool safety Hazard communications Housekeeping Injury reporting procedures Ladder safety Lockout/tagout procedures Machine guarding 

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Training new hires and incumbents on job-specific skills and regulatory issues... 

Check whether for the various levels of personnel there is an induction training for all new-hires, a formal training and refresher training in the area of quality, safety, job skill improvement and so on. 

HIV/AIDS-induced mortality and morbidity of workers can result in significant economic loss to business, including direct cost due to increased insurance premiums paid by employers, costs due to increased benefits paid by employers, indirect costs due to lost time due to illness, lost and reduced productivity, and other costs, like cost to new training and hiring of staff. Famham and Gorsky (1994) used a Markov model to calculate the expected medical, disability, employee replacement, life insurance, and pension costs to a business firm in the US for an HIV-infected... 

Refresher training should be provided annually at a minimum. New hires should be required to complete the training before beginning work. 

New hires must participate in the next scheduled media fill after receiving pertinent cleanroom training per appropriate SOPs. 

Standardizing procedures becomes particularly relevant as sites grow internally or eventually expand into more than one location. In addition, employee turnover is inevitable, so the SOPs can serve as a basic element of the training program for new hires. 

You manage the training department for airline attendants for a major airhne. You have to organize and plan the training sessions for aU new hires. Each week personnel sends you a list of the new hires that you must schedule into the next available training session—they are on the payroll and basically idle until they can be trained and put into service. The yearly demand for new attendants... 

A new compulsory SHE induction/orientation training program was started for new hires, contractors, and others who were on site for 6 hours or more. Eire-resistant uniforms, consisting of trousers and long-sleeve shirts, were issued to all employees in line with industry standard and made compulsory for all who worked in the plant. 

Important to all of this is a written document that states the company s policy on this subject and includes details such as the minimum credentials that must met to be eligible to drive (legal, experience, and acceptable risk levels) procedures for ongoing aedentialing reviews unacceptable infractions (regulatory and employer policy) that result in immediate removal from driving duties new hire and tenured driver safety training protocols and remediation for increased risk level assessments. 

Exactly how eLearning fits into your fall protection training will depend on work conditions, culture and other factors. For example. University Mechanical Engineering Contractors, Inc. (UMEC) Director of Loss Control Dominic Caminiti says, We rotate multiple supervisors to handle new hire training, so projecting modules on a big screen in our classes helps standardize training regardless of who delivers it. ... 

Audience. The carrier needs to determine who will receive what training. Will the topic or skill covered by the objective apply to all drivers Or will it apply only to a select group of drivers (inexperienced, all new hires, etc.) ... 

Indirect Costs When there is a loss, there are many possible costs. Treating injuries and illnesses incur costs. Deaths create costs. The costs may involve cleanup, recovery, repair, and replacement of materials, equipment and facilities and hiring and training new personnel. Investigations have expenses. Lost production and productivity cost money. Insurance and processing of insurance claims incur... 

It is always a good practice to train newly hired workers and experienced workers who have been transferred to a new job. It is also important that, any time a new procedure, new equipment, or extensive changes in job activities occur, workers receive training. Well-trained workers are more productive, more efficient, and safer. 

All employees, including new hires, must be notified about the site s participation in VPP and employees rights (such as the right to file a complaint) under the OSH Act. Orientation-training curriculum must include this information. 

Training should target new hires, contract employees, employees who wear PPE, and employees in high-risk areas. Managers and supervisors should also... 

If not How can they be acquired New hires Training of current staff Other ... 

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