Free OHS Safety Tips and Icebreakers

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Below is a short exercise or icebreaker that you can use in your next safety training session. Icebreakers are a great way to energise your safety meeting. They get participants more involved and enthusiastic, and that helps ensure your safety messages are better received and retained!

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OPPOSITE ALARMS

This is an exercise that enlightens the participants about some unusual aspects of safety that they may not be familiar with. The exercise involves playing two audiotapes of different alarms to the participants and asking them how they would respond if they heard these alarms. It is used to make people aware of some of the different conventions that are used in industry and how this may relate to different safety situations in their workplace.

WHEN TO USE THIS EXERCISE
This exercise can be used at any safety induction, training course or safety meeting.

DURATION
Allow 5 to 10 minutes.

MATERIALS REQUIRED
An audio player e.g. CD, mp3, etc.
An audio recording of an alarm.