Importance of Safety Orientation Training in the Workplace

New and newly reassigned employees are injured at much higher rates in their first months on the job, often because nobody explained the hazards before they started. A safety orientation sets expectations from day one: how to recognize hazards, follow procedures, use protective equipment and report problems. Our Safety Orientation training video gives employees the information they need to help create and maintain a safe and healthy workplace, and Safety Awareness for New Employees covers the wide range of hazards workers may encounter in different tasks and what they need to do to avoid them.

Orientation works best when it reflects the actual workplace, so we offer versions for construction, industrial, transportation and warehouse, food processing and handling and office environments, plus Orientation to Laboratory Safety. Introduction to OSHA explains the rights and responsibilities employees and employers have under the law, and supervisors can learn which injuries and illnesses must be recorded in OSHA Recordkeeping for Managers and Supervisors. Hazardous waste sites have their own requirements, covered in HAZWOPER: Safety Orientation. After orientation, build out each employee’s training plan from our safety training videos by topic.

The general, construction and industrial orientations, Safety Awareness for New Employees and the OSHA courses are available in English and Spanish. Make orientation part of onboarding with Unlimited Interactive Online Training, run it for new-hire groups with Classroom / Trainer Delivery, or use safety DVDs and USBs.