But, on top of everything you already do on the job, we know there’s little time left to design a training program that’s both creative and educational.
Packed with tips, tools, games, activities, and case studies, Lab Safety Training Made Simple features training methods culled from lab experts in the field. It provides guidance on how to design successful training for employees of various ages, learning styles, levels of education, and job experience.
Five reasons you need Lab Safety Training Made Simple!
Whether you’re a lab manager or director; safety, training, or compliance officer; or even hospital safety director, Lab Safety Training Made Simple will help ensure that your employees stay engaged, while being educated on key safety procedures.
- 19 lab activities and games—Written specifically for laboratory employees, these activities are sure to keep things interesting for everyone!
- Expert “how to” advice—Terry Jo Gile draws on years of experience, and shares her expert advice on how to decide which method of training may work best for different topics or situations, and when to deliver training using internal staff or outside resources.
- A special section devoted to training new employees—Make sure newcomers learn their lab standard operating procedures right away, know where emergency equipment is located, and understand what to do if a spill or other accident occurs. Since safety must be a full-time concern, this section will also offer guidance on regular updates and refresher training for all staff.
- Tips, tools, and case studies—Each lab safety topic covered in the book includes at least one relevant case study, as well as several “Safety Savvy Tip” boxes that provide important points to emphasize during training. Plus, each topic comes with a competency assessment suggestion and an evaluation tool to gauge how well your staff is doing!
- Critical compliance information—All of the safety topics are directly correlated with the safety section of the CAP Laboratory General Checklist, and include additional references where appropriate.
What’s covered Lab Safety Training Made Simple?
This user-friendly guide spells out ways to effectively and creatively train staff on mandatory annual training topics:
- January: Specimen Transport
- February: Hoods/Environmental
- March: Personal Protective Equipment
- April: Ergonomics
- May: Bloodborne Pathogens
- June: General Safety
- July: Compressed Gases
- August: Safe Work Practices
- September: Chemical Hygiene
- October: Fire Safety
- November: Electrical Safety
- December: Waste Management
Every chapter of the book also features:
- Objectives
- Outlines
- Talking Points
- Activities plan
- Competency Assessment
- Evaluation form
- References
If you already have a training program you’re comfortable with, you don’t have to change your presentation—just add one or two ideas from Lab Safety Training Made Simple to what you already do well. However, if safety training is just too overwhelming, follow the easy talking points and activities, use the case studies provided, or create your own, and soon you will be presenting with pizzazz!
Whatever your lab safety training needs are, this book and CD-ROM are guaranteed to add some fun and creativity to the process. Order your copy of Lab Safety Training Made Simple today!
Meet “The Safety Lady™”
Terry Jo Gile, MT(ASCP)MA Ed. "The Safety Lady™" has over 40 years experience as a certified medical technologist. For 20 years she was a member of the management team at Barnes-Jewish Hospital Department of Laboratories in St. Louis, Missouri, serving as the safety officer and a laboratory safety consultant to the BJC Health System. As president of her own consulting firm, Safety Lady, LLC, she lectures and consults worldwide on the proper implementation of safety programs including: chemical hygiene, bloodborne pathogens, formaldehyde, ergonomics, and the handling of diagnostic and infectious specimens for transport.
Mrs. Gile is the author of many books and resources, including Complete Guide to Laboratory Safety, and also contributes to HCPro’s free weekly e-zine Lab Safety Advisor. She can be reached through her Web site, www.safetylady.com.
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