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Product Preview - Dare to Care

By: Jeff Pedlow, OSSA Consultant, London - Sarnia

• Getting the Most Out of your Health and Safety Orientation
• Program Flexibility
• What the Dare to Care Kit Contains
• Features
• Benefits
• Who Should Buy This Product

Getting the Most Out of Health and Safety Orientation

An effective orientation has a lasting effect on the adjustment, as well as the job performance, of new employees and new managers. Dare to Care is a video-based training program designed to assist businesses plan and provide consistent health and safety orientation. Dare to Care is really two training products – one for New Employees and one for New Managers. Each is designed specifically for the target group and includes consistent messaging about building health and safety into your business practices.

Program Flexibility

This self-directed program is designed for maximum flexibility in its implementation to meet your needs. The program can be used by new employees or managers on their own – self-study – or it can be delivered in a group setting, lead by a facilitator. How it is implemented depends on the business needs of your organization. Instructions on the implementation for both methods can be found in the leader’s guide included with the program.

What the Dare to Care Kit Contains

Each sub-sector specific kit includes:

• Leader’s Guide
• Managers Video
• Employee Video
• 5 Employee Workbooks

Module 1 Who Cares? Module 2 Communication Module 2 Be on the Look Out: R-A-C Module 4 Team Work Module 5 Know Your Responsibility Module 6 Emergency Response Module 7 Caring Pays!

• 5 Manager Workbooks

Module 1 Who Cares? Module 2 It’s the Law- Duties and Responsibilities Module 3 Leadership and Coaching Module 4 Communication Module 5 Be on the Look Out: R-A-C Module 7 Preparing for Emergencies Module 8 A Call to Action

• Overhead Masters
• Disc containing ‘Extras’ such as resources to assist you in delivering an effective program, training evaluation forms and program evaluation forms etc.

* Additional Refill Workbooks can be purchased (Sets of 5)

Features

Dare to Care has been designed using current training methods, based on Adult Learning Principles. The goal of any training program is the transfer of skill or knowledge by the participant back on the job. Dare to Care includes features to assist you in this process. It was awarded the CSTD’s OTTER Award for "Best External Training Product" when it was originally released. Some of the features include:

• Written in Plain Language
• Pre and Post Program Quiz
• Learning Checklist
• Exercise Activities
• Workplace 'Hazard and Emergency Response Hunts'
• The Job Interview (Employee Program)
• Mentor or Coach (Manager Program)

Benefits

• Based on the award winning original
• Provides a contemporary approach to building health and safety into the workplace
• Managers and employees will learn why health and safety in the workplace is an investment in good business
• Presents tips for managers on communication, coaching and handling duties and responsibilities
• Managers will learn how to effectively make health and safety part of their management role
• Helps employees learn about effective communication, being proactive and involved and working on teams

Who Should Buy This Product?

As with any good business practice, health and safety starts at the top! If you are a Business Owner or Manager and want to get your new managers and/or new employees to start on the "right foot" - thinking and planning for health and safety through team work, good communication and sharing good work practices - then this product will be of value to you. It is also beneficial to those employers who want to effectively develop or enhance their employees’ orientation.

Dare to Care

• Vehicle Sales and Services
• Retail and Wholesale
• Restaurant Food Services
• Tourism and Hospitality
• Office and Related Services

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