Posted By Merv Newman Sharon I agree the use of "gories" in safety awareness presentations, whether photos, vidoes or dvds is a serious mistake. You are trying to frighten and thus stress people. This adds to the connotation that safety is a "frightening and stressful" subject. We try not to think of such images. To suppress them. If such images do come to mind we again try to forget them, and with them the related message, as quickly as possible. Sometimes only the most stressfull images remain with us. Not pleasant. Example : Having just been employed as a lab technician, I was presented with a film about eye injuries. One image (which I will not describe) remains with me to this day. And yes, some people did leave the room. The rest of the film ? Maybe I remember that because the following Monday the H&S person had a bandage over one eye. Working under his car. Sniggers all round. So much for the creditability of H&S And totally unnecessary, all labs were already 100% safety glasses. A rule respected by everyone. I much prefer to incoporate some of the "gaspers/laughers" in our trainings. These help to wrap up the session on a positive note and, if well placed, can help you to make your point. Merv