In-Person Setting Key to Engaging Construction Workers in Safety Training

The less expensive online training modules that have gained popularity in recent years for lower costs and convenience are not effective in high-risk construction, where workers prefer hands-on learning to falling asleep in front of a laptop.

Cue a cartoon of a worker asleep at a desk, according to Graham Clark, Mint Hill, North Carolina-based health & safety manager with FHG Inc., a general contractor in the energy industry working in 40 states.Mr. Clark led a session at Safety ’24, the American Society of Safety Professional’s annual conference, on how to engage construction workers in training that is often mundane, usually required, per the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that mandates that workers be trained in such protocols as fall protection, trenching hazards and protective equipment, and can mean the difference between life and death.

“Online it is easy to check out,” he said. “It’s not human. It’s stilted. It is not interactive.”

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