We are glad that you purchased our SAFETY MOMENT card set. Below we have prepared more details for you how and when to use it.
AIMS OF SAFETY MOMENT
- learning from mistakes that have led to accidents or dangerous situations for the participants of the game or people around them (remember: The source of knowledge of intelligent people are the mistakes of other people),
- sharing experiences, experiences and thoughts related to safety at home and at work,
- conducting talks about safety in a holistic perspective (in the context of work and everyday situations),
- getting to know each other and integrating the game participants in the spirit of safety,
- improving communication skills.
Elements of the set
– 36 SAFETY MOMENT cards in 4 categories:
- Individual experiences (10 cards)
- My workplace (10 cards)
- Thoughts and opinions (8 cards)
- Golden thoughts (8 cards)
– Instruction
– Eco-friendly pouch for storing the game
Scenario 1: Start training with a Safety Moment
Start the health and safety training provided by using Safety Moment cards. Have each trainee draw 1 card. Then give participants a moment to formulate their responses. At the end, ask participants one by one to: introduce themselves, read aloud the Safety Moment (SM) question and answer. Allow for discussion, ask questions, allow for additional questions from other trainees to deepen the question.
TIP: you do not need to use the whole deck of SM cards during this exercise – choose those questions that best fit your group (e.g. new employees). If an employee feels uncomfortable with a question – allow them to swap the question for another.
Scenario 2: Use the Safety Moment after the lunch break during training
After the lunch break during a full-day training session, the audience’s energy naturally drops. This is when you reach for the Safety Moment cards. Prepare those cards (questions) which are best suited for discussion in teams, e.g. ‘Every accident is preventable.
Do you agree with this statement? Why?’ Divide the trainees into teams of 3-4 and spread them out in different parts of the room. Hand out the cards to the teams and give them 5-7 minutes to discuss and develop a common position. Then discuss each card in the forum. Have the first team read the question, discuss their answer. Then encourage the other trainees to share their opinion on the topic, etc.
TIP 1: To make this exercise more effective, when the questions are discussed/summarised in the forum – put the content on separate Power Point slides.
Your trainees will find it much easier to refer to the question when it is visible on the big screen.
TIP 2: If you have more time – after the lunch break you can use SM also as described in ‘Scenario 1’.
Scenario 3: Safety Moment 2 at a Safety Leadership training course, during the periodic safety training for employers and supervisors in the classroom version
Divide the trainees (company management) into teams as in ‘Scenario 2’. During this exercise, however, use only cards from the Safety Moment 2 deck from the ‘Safety Leader’ category. The questions in this category will stimulate teams to discuss risks in the workplace; safety culture; building an accident-free working environment, etc.
Scenario 4: Safety moments walked
Here is another idea on how to use SM during a training session, e.g. after a lunch break, when the energy in the trainees drops or you want them to get to know each other better. Here are the next steps:
Ask all trainees to stand up. Have each trainee draw 1 SM/SM2 card (adapt the questions to the group).
Display a large online stopwatch on the projector and set a time of 2 min/2.5 min (with a count down).
At the set time (point 3), each participant finds an interlocutor and they read and answer each other’s questions.
When the set time (point 3) has passed, the stopwatch bell rings.
Participants exchange cards and each find another interlocutor. The stopwatch is started again.
The game can be repeated several times. Optimal repetition is 4-6 times.
TIP: This use of SM will work well not only for health and safety training, but also for integration and communication or leadership training.
Scenario 5: Safety Moment in every room in your company
A culture of safety is built systemically, which the Safety Moment card set will help you to do. Place a deck of SM/SM2 and/or Well Moment in every meeting/training room in your company. Develop a practice so that every meeting (internal, client, supplier, subcontractor, etc.) or training starts with a discussion of at least 1 Safety Moment card.
TIP: You can find SMs in different languages in our online shop, which will certainly come in handy when you have visitors from abroad.
Scenario 6: Safety Moment in a daily production meeting
If your workplace has daily production and/or management meetings surely one of the topics discussed is safety. If there is no health and safety topic to discuss during the daily meeting (e.g. work accident, near miss, other…) – draw one Safety Moment card. Spend 2-3 minutes discussing the card as a team.
TIP: Instead of a team discussion of the SM card, the card can be drawn by only 1 selected person and give their answer, share their opinion on the topic.