MODULE 7: EFFECTIVE SAFETY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Education and Training: What's the difference?

Safety training, on the other hand, is one of the specialized forms of education that focuses on the how to do a particular task safely. It is concerned with showing you how to do something. It increases knowledge to improve/ change skills. Gary, a past student wrote:

"I stress to my co-workers that a life jacket is mandatory on deck. We hired a young guy who was a swimmer in college. He felt his swimming skills were such that he did not need the jacket. We educated him on hypothermia and that he could not save himself if he fell over in 35 degree water. Once he understood then he wore the jacket at all times, because he wanted to, not because he had to."