Gory videos drive home messages about workplace safety

March 24, 2009 by Fred Hosier

Five online videos produced by the Ontario, Canada Workplace Safety and Insurance Board emphasize that “there really are no accidents.”

That’s the on-screen message at the end of each of the safety videos on YouTube. Warning: They’re disturbing.

Each short story addresses different safety topics in a variety of workplace settings:

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Bill Says:
March 31st, 2009 at 7:27 am
I use videos for safety training a couple of times every month. I tend to shy away from “impact” videos for everything except PPE training. I don’t think it’s necessary to display gory injury images to get your point across for most safety issues, but I believe it does help in the case of PPE. Judging by the reactions I get from images of a nail in the eye or lacerated hand, I believe it does drive home the point of how important it is to wear PPE. I suppose it will work for any other safety issues as well, but when you use it selectively it makes a bigger impact when you do. PPE is my pet issue, so that’s where I use it. It’s like the guy who swears all the time; no one pays any attention to him, but when the guy who seldom swears uses a four-letter word, everybody notices.
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