Nine out of ten companies we surveyed in April are committed to giving employees regular safety and health training, and they use a mix of old and new training tools to get the message across. Another 42 percent hold anywhere from six to 24 sessions. Use this summary of the survey to compare your training plans and methods to other readers. One thousand readers were mailed questionnaires with 187 responding, for a 19 percent response rate.
Traditional methods rule when it comes to safety and health training.
New technology tools are catching on, but still have a way to go. Not surprisingly, these newer delivery methods will become more common in the future. Thirty-six percent plan to use CDs, up from 28 percent. And Intranet-based training is expected to grow from 18 percent to 32 percent of those surveyed. Paper-only documentation is used by 49 percent.