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PEOPLE PAY MORE ATTENTION TO VISUALS


WHY?


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WE ARE VISUAL PEOPLE

We are Highly Sophisticated Seeing Machines


“We now create more information in two days than we created from the dawn of man up until 2003”

- Google CEO Eric Schmidt (2010)


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WHERE DO YOU LOOK FIRST?©SafetyFUNdamentals.com 201

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popularity

Infographics


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http://govsm.com/w/Federal_Agencies©SafetyFUNdamentals.com 201

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The Visual Trend


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Partial infographic from ViewPoint

HTTP://PIKTOCHART.COM

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ILLITERACY & NON-ENGLISH

SPEAKERS


TRAINING FOR EVERYONE

Illiteracy

• 32 million US adults can’t read

(14%)

• 21% of adults read below a

5th grade level


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Non-English Speakers

• 1 in 5 people (over age 5)

speak something other

than English at home

• 2/3 of these

speak Spanish


After Spanish…

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Fatalities related to language barriers

Source: OSHA


Sherry Baron, M.D., of NIOSH “visual aids are more effective than the written word”

(form is more important than language)

Elizabeth Szudy at the University of California at Berkeley “design training materials that rely less on reading”

(most training materials are written at a college level)

Michael Burke of Tulane U, in Am J Public Health“As training methods became more engaging, workers

demonstrated greater knowledge acquisition”

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SO WHAT IS THE KEY?

IMAGE-BASED SAFETY TRAINING©SafetyFUNdamentals.com 201

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BETTER BINGO


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One Team=

1 Table


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VS.


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• Easily recognizable

• Easily and universally understood

• Appealing while effectively providing

knowledge that enables clear

understanding

A GOOD VISUAL IS……..


What Makes a Bad

Visual?


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Written instructions for using a fire extinguisher

Source: OSHA.gov

1. PULL... Pull the pin. This will also break the tamper seal.

2. AIM... Aim low, pointing the extinguisher nozzle (or its horn or hose) at the base of the fire.

Note: Do not touch the plastic discharge horn on CO2 extinguishers, it gets very cold and may damage skin.

3. SQUEEZE... Squeeze the handle to release the extinguishing agent.

4.SWEEP... Sweep from side to side at the base of the fire until it appears to be out. Watch the area. If the fire re-ignites, repeat steps 2 - 4.

If you have the slightest doubt about your ability to fight a

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If you didn’t speak or read English very well, what questions would you

have?

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Better Fire Extinguisher Instructions

Source: Firesure

Better Fire Extinguisher InstructionsP = PullA = Aim

S = SqueezeS = Sweep

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Better Fire Extinguisher Instructions

S = Sweep

P = Pull A = Aim

S = Squeeze

Working with Electricity Can Be Dangerous

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HOW IT IS©SafetyFUNdamentals.com 201

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ACCELERATED

LEARNING

PRINCIPLES

• Involves all the senses

• Active not Passive

• Involves Collaboration

with Peers

• Activity Based

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WHY Image based safety training

Activities?

Accelerated Learning

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© CanStock/Medusa81

What is

© CanStock/justmeyo

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CAN YOU REPLACE TEXT WITH IMAGES?

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Safety Sequence

4Groups

OfTen

What is the Correct Order?

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1

2

3

4

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InspectWorkArea

NotifyWorkersIn Area

TurnPower

Back On

Verify Poweris Off

WorkOn

Equipment

Apply LockAnd Tag

Clean UpWork Area

TurnOff

Power

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Remove Lock

And Tag8

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NotifyOthers That

Work is Complete

HOW CAN YOU MAKE THIS YOUR OWN?

© CanStock/justmeyo

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WHAT OTHERTRAINING

DO YOU DOTHAT

INVOLVESSTEPS?

What Hazards Do You See?

PartnerActivity

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VARIATIONS

Ergo/Non-Ergo

Chemical/Not Chemical

1-2-3

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN

Pin the Painor

Place the PPE

One Team=

10 People

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MODIFICATIONS

• How could you make this more difficult?

• How could you make it easier?

• Any other variations?

Where Do YouGet Images?

© CanStock/italianestro

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CanstockPhoto.comIstockPhoto.com

Fiverr.comCreate your own

© CanStock/gajdamak

Why You Should Create Your Own

• Flexible and Inexpensive

• People Like Hand Drawn Images

• People like seeing other people’s pictures

• Hand sketches are quick to create and

easy to change

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WHAT YOU NEED

© CanStock/nasir1164

OR…

© CanStock/firebrand_photo© CanStock/Lirch

© CanStock/manaemedia© CanStock/JohanH

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ANOTHER QUICK IMAGE BASED OPENER

Safety Sort

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THE ORIGINAL WAY

Safety Image Sort

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One Team=

Groups of 10

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Team Work

Competition

Let’s review

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