Posted By AMelrose I guess it would depend on the industry to a certain extent i.e. construction would probably look at some of the fatality stats and say you don't want them to become one then bullet point some risk reduction techniques already employed (and ask them if they can think of any others / examples of bad practice they'd come across etc). Office environment would be different - could play a game of identify the hazards (with a "mock office" where there are say, 10 hazards then ask whether they believe they are High / Medium or Low risk (and why) - interesting to see how people perceive risk slightly different depending on their personal experiences... Could pick a particular topic to discuss - e.g. PPE and bring different bits for them to see / try on. Needs to be short and snappy though. Not too much information on overheads if using PowerPoint as will be forgotten within an hour or so. Hands on (live fire demonstration etc) will be more memorable and fun for them...

Posted By claret65 I tend to turn the spot light onto new starters. In a relaxed manner I try to encourage them to give their perceptions of a safe site. This I follow-up with the organisational support for a 'challenging attitude' and refusal to accept degraded working environments and practices. Closing these short sessions I describe one of our vital behavioural tools which we promote: S-stop; T-think; A-act; R-review. Hopefully this instills some confidence in a percentage of new starters, to apply conservative decision-making and not take risks.