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If you are a business owner or a human resources manager responsible for employee safety training to meet federal requirements, then you should consider using an online safety training service. You will find it to be cost effective, efficient, and helpful in terms of compliance with federal regulations. The courses of most interest to employers tend to be online WHMIS training and online TDG training.

The best reason to have your employees complete their safety training online is that it saves the company money and time. Representatives of businesses that utilize online safety training have cited savings ranging from 60 to 95 percent, compared to traditional training methods. You will not have to spend company resources on hiring a trainer or on purchasing videos, literature, software, or other materials. Employees can complete training on their own time, meaning that their supervisors do not have to spend time coordinating in-house training or paying for travel to outside training.

Online safety training programs also promote efficiency. Scheduling is flexible, so employees can learn the required material at their own pace without taking time away from their job duties. Online training programs tend to be interactive and today’s younger workforce, comfortable with technology, is more likely to prefer this type of learning. Furthermore, programs can be tailored to individual employees, continuing to review concepts until they are mastered, for example. This might not be a realistic option with a human trainer.

Online training also promotes efficiency through the possibility of integrating industry changes right away, so that employees always receive the most current information. Otherwise, printed literature and other classroom materials would have to be reproduced with the updates.

A related advantage is that very few paper resources need to be used. Training reports and completion certificates can be stored in one place, such as in an employer’s database or on the training services website, and they can be retrieved at any time from any location with internet access. Managers can view records online and print course completion certificates as required to comply with federal regulations.

Given these advantages (cost savings, increased efficiency, and ease of compliance with federal requirements), you should not hesitate to implement online safety training in your workplace. For a complete catalogue of online Health & Safety training courses visit Online Learning Enterprises.