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Employee safety orientation

Why is safety orientation important?

Having effective training programs is critical for reducing injuries, especially for new employees. Not only are they learning new tasks, meeting new people and getting used to new surroundings – employees may also be exposed to hazards that are new to them. They may try to do more than they should before they have proper experience for assigned tasks. These factors combined may result in higher injury rates for new employees in any job within any industry.

Risks and hazards vary widely between industries. The following topics should be considered for specific industries when planning new hire orientation.

Safety orientation topics to consider by industry

An extensive list of agriculture safety training topics can be found on our website. Some examples include:

An extensive list of construction safety training topics can be found on our website. Some examples include:

An extensive list of food service safety training topics can be found on our website. Some examples include:

An extensive list of health care safety training topics can be found on our website, categorized by home health, assisted living, skilled nursing and acute care. Some examples include:

An extensive list of manufacturing and warehouse safety training topics can be found on our website. Some examples include:

An extensive list of office safety training topics can be found on our website. Some examples include:

An extensive list of school safety training topics can be found on our website. Combo packs for each department are available:

An extensive list of trucking safety training topics can be found on our website. Here are some examples: