Training should only be used when employees do not know how to perform a specific task or when mandated by law. If employees have been trained properly but continue to commit unsafe acts, then additional training is not the answer. In these situations, additional aids should be made available or other performance initiatives must be used. Everyone learns differently. Trainers must incorporate a variety of training methods in order to capture the attention of all employees and address their unique learning styles and capabilities.
Most trainers teach classes the way that they personally learn best.
As a result, the opportunity is lost to successfully train people in the manner that is most effective for them to grasp new ideas and thus work safely. A company may have an outstanding safety training program in place. Unless the work environment supports the training program, however, time and money will be wasted. Additionally, the training program will be negatively perceived by employees if what is taught in the classroom is not practiced on the plant floor. For example, a company was experiencing many eye injuries.