{"id":400,"date":"2020-08-18T17:48:12","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T17:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.safetymint.com\/blog\/?p=400"},"modified":"2024-08-22T03:45:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T03:45:17","slug":"reimagining-safety-training-through-gamification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.safetymint.com\/blog\/reimagining-safety-training-through-gamification\/","title":{"rendered":"Reimagining Safety Training through Gamification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Slips, trips, and falls account for more than\u00a025% of workplace injuries<\/a>. A precedent that must-have safety trainers and managers tearing their hairs out in frustration\u2026 for all the investment made in training resources and implementing safety programs, they still can’t get employees to keep their feet at the right place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Motivating workers to jump onboard the safety bandwagon can be challenging \u2013 it requires training that instills behavioral<\/a> and habitual change. The Greek philosopher Aristotle believed in the values of repetition to infuse change in behavior. According to him \u201cWe are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While traditional safety training protocols like classroom-based teaching or memorizing an OSHA manual<\/a>, have increasingly failed to control unsafe behavioral patterns. Innovative EHS Software<\/a> that utilizes a Gamification interface, has the potential to influence better engagement and behavioral change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gamification uses the principles of game design to challenge employees to learn and excel in an environment that keeps scores and measures success. It provides a framework where employees are motivated to meet training objectives, analyzed based on performance, and then gain instant gratification when goals are met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here how Gamification can transform the training experience:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n