1. Improving Culture through OHS Training www.nsca.org.au

2. Safety Culture Values, attitudes and perceptions Improves performance & reduces injuries Senior management commitment Shared care and concern Realistic & flexible norms Organisational learning and reflection Page 2 APOSHO Conference 2011

3. Safety Training Legislative requirement under duty of care Component of OHSMS Can be boring, repetitive, unengaging & ineffective Learning objectives that don’t relate Generic examples in resources Delivery & presentation styles that don’t relate E Learning Cost Page 3 APOSHO Conference

4. New Training Methods Adapting (school) education pedagogies Changing development and delivery styles Utilising relevant resources Consulting with workers to assess learning needs Identifying and promoting new technology Page 4 APOSHO Conference

5. Communities of [Safety] Practice Situated learning Inclusive of workers and management Feeds off experience Identifies and uses individual safety perceptions Page 5 APOSHO Conference

6. Current Research Australian Construction Industry Identifying attitudes and perceptions to safety training Qualitative research Utilising attitudes to improve development and delivery of training Page 6 APOSHO Conference

7. Conclusion Safety training can improve culture BUT…. Encourage Support Invest Professional practitioners and researchers Page 7 APOSHO Conference