How Safety Training Can Benefit from Avatar 4D

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

Earlier this year I was in Seoul and got a chance to see Avatar 4D. What's the 4th dimension?  Moving seats, wind, water sprinkling, lasers, and synthetic smells used to enhance the movie experience. That made me wonder, with so much  advances in media/entertainment, why is most safety training so dull? Unlike 4D Avatar that had me ...

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Is Safety Training Helpful?

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Workplace Safety training is a big industry...every year companies are spending millions of dollars on training their employees. I have always doubted the efficacy of repetitive and boring training sessions whether personal or virtual (Will your Refresher Training Work?). What is more surprising is that organizations are increasing their training budget ...

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Will your Refresher Training Work?

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

In the last two years, I have traveled significantly...have an elite status on three airlines and lots of frequent flyer miles. There are quite a few aspects of a trip that are routine and boring. One such thing is the safety announcement or video at the beginning of each flight. ...

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