On-The-Job Training (OJT) Process
Safety training should be simple and straight-forward. The best place to conduct the training is where the task is actually going to be performed. Here is a seven-step OJT training process that helps to ensure new employees don't get hurt while being trained. Now I know that might sound funny, but it happens regularly.
Step 1 - Introduction
In this first step, the trainer tells the learner what will be trained, discusses the learning objectives, and answers any questions the learner might have. The trainer discusses what will be expected in terms of learner knowledge and performance. The trainer emphasizes the importance of the safe procedure to the success of the production/service goals.
Step 2 - Trainer explains and performs - learner observes
In this step the learner becomes familiar with each step in the procedure being taught. The trainer reviews the initial conditions for the procedure. Next, the trainer explains and demonstrates the procedure, carefully explaining each step as it is performed. The trainer also answers questions and continues to demonstrate and explain each step until he or she is convinced the learner understands what to do, when and why to do it, and how to do it.
Step 3 - The Learner Explains - Trainer Performs
This step helps to make sure the learner knows proper steps prior to actually performing them. The learner tells the trainer how to perform each step, and if the learner's instruction is correct, the trainer will perform the step. If the learner does not explain the step correctly, the trainer will not perform the step, and let the learner know why.
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6-10. In the 7-Step OJT model, what does the trainer do after a learner successfully describes a step in a hazardous task?
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