Hi Lisa We ran a "home" safety day for staff in out 2 main office locations and got a very positive response. Make it personal and people will take an interest. One that worked well was asking staff in advance of the event (group email) to reflect on whether they had a "home fire plan", amazing how many had never considered it, especially those with families. Then we told them we would have a dishy (had to cover the sexy bit for you!) fireman at the desk to provide advice on same. People were queuing up to speak to him....most brigades have a liaison officer and the service is free! Outcome.....lots of staff went away thinking about fire safety and plans to evacuate their families and also came back to me with lots of ideas about fire safety in the workplace...win / win!

Offering some kind of prize or incentive usually helps get peoples' attention. How about getting people to complete 'near-miss' cards for unsafe conditions at home [e.g. toys left on stairs (trip-hazards), fat encrusted grills (fire risk), music being played too loud by teenagers (noise induced hearing loss)], kids spending too long on the Wii (Upper Limb Disorders). All the cards can go into a raffle for people to win vouchers (we use Capital Bonds). The 'home fire plan' discussion is a good one too, I've used that before to great effect.

We used to ask our physio provider to come in & do free neck & shoulder massages & for some reason that I can't quite fathom, there used to be quite a queue! Once "attracted" to our table, we used to display a number of dodgy bits of work equipment, e.g. plugs, cables, etc. that we had amassed over the years with each one having a "horror story". Any form of "freebie" is always a good way to get attention, even the humble pen would do the trick, personalised to convey any message that was felt appropriate - quite cheap if you buy in bulk. Good luck! Zyggy

if construction related you could have the Benny Benassi music video Satisfaction on in the background on a large tv, am sure it would attract some attention

Just read the heading of this post, and felt the need to share... It very much depends on who your audience is, and how comfortable you are with the subject matter... I recall one absolutely stunning presentation on PPE where one of the H&S team (a young woman....) managed to speak about the PPE Regs for forty minutes without powerpoint - using only four packs of condoms (and a couple of cucumbers etc) as physical aids to illustrate / demonstrate what she was talking about (last line of defence, selection of alternatives, correct specification for the activity, right fit for the individual, not to interfere with other equipment worn or carried, care and maintenance.... I blush to recall the details). I can vouch that everyone in the audience was mesmerised, hanging on every word and action of the presenter, and I am certain none will ever have forgotten any of the key messages she was putting across.... But very definitely, it would not have been suitable for all audiences!!! Steve

Dame - naughty! and nope - Rob in 'hold-ups' has it so far...

We've run a few away-days for our staff over the years, with a mixture of demos, talks and interactive stuff for them to visit. One of the most popular recently was for a road-risk session: we got some fine people from the local Safety Camera partnership to come along. They brought a camera van (outside), and a simulator (inside), both of which were really useful and the crew that came with them did a great job of fielding the predictable banter. Good luck

Nice one Victor. Why do you have to make health and safety sexy? I don't recall auditors, accountants, project managers, etc, trying to make their profession sexy. If protecting peoples' lives, health and well being is not a good enough reason - I'll get my hat and coat.