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Traditional Training Classes
Microlearning Reinforcements
Take workers away from the job—that means lost work time and lost productivity.
Can be viewed any time and in just about any place. Wherever workers have an internet connection and a device like a tablet or smartphone, they can watch a quick microlearning segment.
Depend on finding a block of time when a classroom full of workers are free. It also involves scheduling make-up days for those who can’t make it to their scheduled class.
Are available whenever your workers have a few minutes (or even as little as 30 seconds) to spare.
Can easily lose students’ focus and attention, leading to missed information that they need to stay safe.
Are short and to-the-point, leaving little room for attention to wander. They may also utilize humor to help the lessons stick in workers’ minds.
safety meetings. If you want to keep bang- ing the drum, you can even loop it on a breakroom screen.
You can assign a microlearning segment to your team if you see concerning patterns like workers neglecting to wear eye protec- tion or pushing their protective sleeves up or down. You can also assign them to indi- viduals if most of your people are following safe practices, but you have just a few who
need reminding.
Schedule microlearning modules stra-
tegically to reinforce learning at intervals after training, or assign them ahead of an event or before your workers encounter risky circumstances like very hot or cold conditions.
Where Can I Find Microlearning?
If you don’t have the time or resources to cre-
ate your own microlearning modules (and really, what safety manager does?), you can find them for free on the internet. OSHA of- fers a library of short videos on its website4 for free microlearning downloads.
M.B. Sutherland is a Sr. Safety Writer at Magid—proud U.S. manufacturer and dis- tributor of head-to-toe PPE since 1946. For more information about Magid’s safety in- novations and expertise, visit www.magidg- love.com or call 800-444-8030.
REFERENCES
1. https://www.magidglove.com/safety-matters/ training-presentations.aspx
2. https://www.magidglove.com/safety-mat- ters/microlearning.aspx
3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/ PMC1876761/
4. https://www.osha.gov/video/
5. https://www.magidglove.com/training.aspx
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