The shortcut is usually where the real training problem lives

Every safety trainer has delivered a session where the rule was clear and the workers already knew it. Wear the protection. Use the guard. Reposition the ladder. Follow the lockout procedure. Stay out of the line of fire. Report the near miss. Ask for help before the lift. Then the trainer walks the floor a week later and sees the same shortcut again. Not always dramatically. Often quietly. A worker reaches instead of climbing down. Someone steps into a pinch point for just a second. A driver skips a walkaround because they are […]