Seriously - This is Safety
Learning Using Humor
“You are having too much fun at work,
you need to take safety more seriously”
Top 5 Reason This is a Great
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You might learn something you can use
It is fun…I hope so???
It’s the holidays
No note taking required
Robb Thinks he is funny…please indulge
Humor as a Teaching Tool
• Humor is a valuable teaching tool for
establishing a classroom climate conducive to
learning.
• Humor is great for "dread training"
• Appropriate and timely humor in the training
room
– Mutual openness (Careful)
– Respect (Or lack thereof)
– Contribute to training effectiveness
Humor – Magic?
• Instructors may have to be creative because of the critical role
they play in creating an environment conducive to optimal
learning.
• Humor is often identified as a teaching technique for
developing a positive learning environment.
• When an instructor establishes a supportive social climate,
students are more likely to be receptive to learning.
• Humor is a catalyst for classroom "magic," when all the
educational elements converge and teacher and student are
both positive and excited about learning.
• Instructors can foster classroom "magic" through improved
communication with students by possessing a playful attitude
and a willingness to use appropriate humor
More Magic…
• And the benefits may not be limited to academic
performance, humor's primary psychological role is as an
emotional response or buffer to relieve physical stress.
• Moreover, laughter has been shown to stimulate a
physiological effect that decreases stress hormones such as
serum cortisol, dopac and epinephrine.
• An article in Humor: International Journal of Humor Research,
students' most anxious times, such as prior to or during an
exam, humorous directions or test items may relieve
students' tension and help them perform better.
• Humor can transform the testing situation from formal and
stodgy to relaxed and comfortable
Some Notes
• In addition to the psychological and physiological benefits
of creating a fun, relaxed classroom, students often
perceive that they learn more with amusing professors,
according to a 1999 Communication Education
• Witty instructors are seen as being more competent
communicators and more responsive to students' needs
than dry instructors.
• However, students don't necessarily want Jerry Seinfeld as
their instructor.
• "They want appropriate humor that is relevant, lightens
the mood and makes the information memorable."
Drawing the Line
• Focus on learning first
• Humor can make the learning experience more
pleasant, it must enhance attention, improve
the classroom environment or lower students'
test anxieties.
• Humor can be overdone to the point that
students are so busy awaiting the next gag that
they miss the learning point.
Use Humor
• Humor used throughout the program to tie in the
lesson
• Design to keep trainees engaged.
• Important to understand the joke through the eyes of
the viewer
• Most instructors think they can't or not permitted to
use humor.
• Teaching is about the students: Tap into their multiple
intelligence needs and their culture so that they can
understand the material in their terms."
Summary: Use of Humor in Training
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Appropriate
Know your Audience
Use it to Enhance the training
Don’t over use…what’s the next gag
Training is about the student…not You.
Tap into how they learn.
Jokes are about “Moi” usually safe
Discussion
Let’s Try This….
Respiratory Protection
Electrical Safety
Fire Safety
Labeling
Bricklayers W.C Accident Report
Dear Sir,
I am writing in response to your request for additional information
in Block #3 of the accident reporting form. I put 'Poor Planning' as
the cause of my accident. You asked for a fuller explanation and I
trust the following details will be sufficient.
I am a bricklayer by trade. On the day of the accident, I was working
alone on the roof of a new six-story building. When I completed my
work, I found I had some bricks left over which, when weighed
later, were found to weigh 240 pounds. Rather than carry the bricks
down by hand, I decided to lower them in a barrel by using a pulley
which was attached to the side of the building at the sixth floor.
Bricklayer Part II
Securing the rope at ground level, I went up to the roof, swung the barrel out and
loaded the bricks into it. Then I went down and untied the rope, holding it tightly
to insure a slow descent of the 240 pounds of bricks. You will note on the accident
reporting form that my weight is 135 pounds. Due to my surprise at being jerked
off the ground so suddenly, I lost my presence of mind and forgot to let go of the
rope. Needless to say, I proceeded at a rapid rate up the side of the building.
In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel which was now proceeding
downward at an equally impressive speed. This explains the fractured skull, minor
abrasions and the broken collarbone, as listed in Section 3, accident reporting
form.
Slowed only slightly, I continued my rapid ascent, not stopping until the fingers of
my right hand were two knuckles deep into the pulley which I mentioned in
Paragraph 2 of this correspondence. Fortunately by this time I had regained my
presence of mind and was able to hold tightly to the rope, in spite of the
excruciating pain I was now beginning to experience.
At approximately the same time, however, the barrel of bricks hit the ground-and
the bottom broke out of the barrel. Now devoid of the weight of
Bricklayers Part III
• the bricks, the barrel weighed approximately 50 pounds. I refer you again
to my weight. As you might imagine, I began a rapid descent down the
side of the building. In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel
coming up. This accounts for the two fractured ankles, broken tooth and
severe lacerations of my legs and lower body.
Here my luck began to change slightly. The encounter with the barrel
seemed to slow me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell into the pile
of bricks and fortunately only three vertebrae were cracked. I am sorry to
report, however, as I lay there on the pile of bricks, in pain, unable to
move and watching the empty barrel six stories above me, I again lost my
composure and presence of mind and let go of the rope.
The empty 50 pound barrel, weighing more than the rope I had let go, fell
rapidly to earth, resulting in the two broken forearms and wrists when I
raised by arms to protect myself.
I hope this information satisfactorily fulfills your request for further
information.
Incident Statements…
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Coming home, I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I don't have.
The other car collided with mine without giving warning of its intentions.
I thought my window was down, but found out it was up when I put my hand through
it.
I collided with a stationary truck coming the other way.
A truck backed through my windshield into my wife's face.
A pedestrian hit me and went under my car.
The guy was all over the road; I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him.
I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law and headed over
the embankment.
In my attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole.
I had been shopping for plants all day and was on my way home. As I reached an
intersection, a hedge sprang up obscuring my vision. I did not see the other car.
I had been driving my car for forty years when I fell asleep at the wheel and had an
accident.
I was on my way to the doctors with rear end trouble when my universal joint gave
way causing me to have an accident.
Additional Excuses???
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As I approached the intersection, a stop sign suddenly appeared in place where no
stop sign had ever appeared before. I was unable to stop in time to avoid the
accident.
To avoid hitting the bumper of the car in front, I struck the pedestrian.
My car was legally parked as it backed into the other vehicle.
An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my vehicle, and vanished.
I told the police that I was not injured, but on removing my hat, I found that I had a
skull fracture.
I was sure the old fellow would never make it to the other side of the roadway
when I struck him.
The pedestrian had no idea which direction to go, so I ran over him. I saw the slowmoving, sad-faced old gentleman as he bounced off the hood of my car.
The indirect cause of this accident was a little guy in a small car with a big mouth.
I was thrown from my car as it left the road. I was later found in a ditch by some
stray cat.
The telephone pole was approaching fast. I was attempting to swerve out of its
path when it struck my front.
I was unable to stop in time and my car crashed into the other vehicle. The driver
and passengers then left immediately for a vacation with injuries.
Top Ten List of how you can tell if your
OSHA inspection is going poorly:
1. OSHA sets up temporary housing in your parking lot.
2. The Compliance Officer mutters, "This is unbelievable" each time he or she enters a
different department.
3. OSHA calls in a professional film crew to document conditions in the plant. A reporter
from "60 Minutes" tags along.
4. The Compliance Officer insists on wearing a moon suit supplied with a SCBA, while
your employees work in jeans and tennis shoes.
5. The Congressman you called for help won't return your call, but he does return your
campaign contribution.
6. The Compliance Officer beings the opening conference with the following: "You have
the right to remain silent..."
7. The Compliance Officer asks you a specific question about a report in your files, but
you haven't turned over any files.
8. The Compliance Officer knows each of your employees by their first name.
9. The Compliance Officer is a former employee that you fired.
10 The current OSHA secretary conducts the closing conference.
Redneck Fire Alarm
Is that safe?"
"Oh sure, it would take two hydraulic failures before it comes down.“
Ladies and gentlemen, turn your attention to the center ring to see a pair of
squeegee-brandishing, ledge-walking, window-cleaning clowns.
And So the Forklift Training Continues
The Worst of Both Worlds
Just Plug In That Thing Anywhere
The Ladder Lunacy Continues
Well, At Least They Were Honest
At least they're wearing gloves
Now That's What I Call "Trusting
Now That's What I Call "Trusting”
How to Keep From Blowing a Fuse
All you have to do is wear those orange and yellow straps, and drag along your lanyard.
So Far, So Good
This Could Light You Up
More Ladder Lunacy
Still don't want to use a spotter?
Let Us Pray
Bucketman Returns!
The Safest Forehead
Some People Sure Are Trusting
You’ve Got to Hand It to PPE
A Screwdriver Makes a Great Chisel, Too
How to Not Use the Right Tool for the Job, Chapter 312
Yet Another Scaffolding Fiasco in the Making
Don't Tell Me ... Organized Mess, Right?
The Adventures of Bucketman Continues
Lifted Up to New Heights
Pardon the Bad Attitude
Thick as a brick.
That's a good description of the person who constructed this
excuse for a scaffold.
Step Right Up
Fancy Meeting You Up Here
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick,
Jack jump onto a ledge from a ladder on a forklift
and try not to break his neck.
Which one doesn't belong?
A Warning Sign for Putting Up Warning Signs
Here's your science fact for the week:
Newton's first law
... a moving object will keep moving at the same speed
and in the same direction unless acted on by some force.
May you have no flats
May Your Snowman Live Long
See You Next Year!