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#1 Posted : 23 July 2009 17:40:00(UTC)
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Posted By Paul Embarrassing bodies, gave a stark warning ofthe consequences of having unprotected sex,assisted with some rather gory pictures of the result. Take this powerful message,change the images to actual&equal images of work related injuries and explain to the workforce at safety talks presentations,etc.How this injury came to be. Do you think this will change employees and employers behaviour & attitude towards H&S in the work place for the benefit of all concerned?
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#2 Posted : 23 July 2009 23:28:00(UTC)
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Posted By Ron Hunter They are a useful tool and can convince some, but if you have other bods with the "it'll never happen (to me)" attitude then it doesn't matter how well or how gory you paint the picture. There is a wealth of "gory injury" pictures on the www. Sometimes though you have to resort to the stick to achieve compliance.
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#3 Posted : 27 July 2009 13:30:00(UTC)
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Posted By Paul Cheers Ron, with the gory pictures and the actual victim stood there addressing the audience on how this injury came about, would this make workers more aware of the dangers & consequences of not following procedures? The last thing anybody wants is to get a nasty injury either at work or not. This might bring it home to the 'it wont happen to me heads, before its to late.
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#4 Posted : 27 July 2009 13:36:00(UTC)
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Posted By safetyamateur Paul, your posts here are poetry. So much so, I've started reading them in the voice of Dylan Thomas. Powerful stuff. For me the shock tactic is very shortlived and the ones who take most interest in training sessions are the weirdest people I've ever met. I think this stuff can be useful but I don't like to be involved.
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#5 Posted : 27 July 2009 16:07:00(UTC)
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Posted By John D Crosby Hi Paul The use of 'gory' pictures can have an effect on people's behaviour but I can remember some years ago a film about eye safety which was particularly gory and showed the surgical operation required to remove a piece of swarf from an eye. Brilliant for shocking but you invariably ended up with about 10% of the class at the end of the session as the other 90% had either fainted or being rather sick. Take care John C
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