{"id":1975,"date":"2015-04-03T05:30:58","date_gmt":"2015-04-03T05:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/?p=1975"},"modified":"2025-03-24T16:51:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:51:02","slug":"computer-based-safety-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.proprofstraining.com\/blog\/computer-based-safety-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Advantages & Disadvantages of Computer-Based Safety Training"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone needs training<\/a>.\u00a0 Whether it\u2019s to learn the basics in mathematics, first aid, or how to cook.\u00a0 However, safety training is the flavor of the day, and what we are looking at.<\/p>\n

Corporations often will require their employees to take courses in first aid, basic hazard safety and workplace safety<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But how can they organize that with everyone\u2019s busy schedules?\u00a0 A company can\u2019t just shut its doors for a day whilst everyone sits down in a lecture about safety, can they?<\/p>\n

Well that\u2019s where computer-based training<\/a> comes into play.\u00a0 Each employee can work in their own time, and the company stays open!<\/p>\n

There are advantages and disadvantages to this, naturally.<\/p>\n

Read More – 10 Best OSHA Training Courses<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n

<\/span>The advantages<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

There are many advantages to computer based training.\u00a0 Time and availability being a huge bonus.\u00a0 Think about it this way.\u00a0 If you have an online course-package that the employees can log into, from any location they choose, it will increase accessibility ten-fold!\u00a0 They can log in from their respective offices, from home, from a coffee shop, even -although unlikely- from their vacation!\u00a0 Infinite access means infinite possibilities, and -on a side note- as each employee will be working at their own pace, you won\u2019t have a group slowed down by a single person, or others disrupting the group because they\u2019re bored.<\/p>\n

Another advantage is money.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t need to hire a lecturer to come through to explain every point, procedure and paper, it means that money will be saved.\u00a0 With everyone working online, there\u2019s no need for a lecturer ordinarily, mind you.\u00a0 With some people, a lecturer or tutor might be needed.\u00a0 Your money can be better spent installing some safety equipment, rather than spending it on food, lodging and time for the person lecturing and assessing.<\/p>\n

The third advantage is that the marking of the assessments<\/a> will be a lot faster.\u00a0 With everything being digital, all of the \u201ctrue\/false\u201d and multiple-choice questions will be marked by the computer.\u00a0 The questions that are longer, such as \u201cExplain in your own words, how you would deal with a person on fire\u201d for example, would be typed in, and because of this, it will be easier for the external assessor -or an internal one, if the company has one- to read and mark.\u00a0 The faster the assessments are marked, the sooner everyone can get back to work, unless they fail the assessment, of course.<\/p>\n

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<\/span>The disadvantages<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

As with everything in life, there are also disadvantages to this system.\u00a0 You can\u2019t expect everything to be 100% perfect all the time.\u00a0 The disadvantages are to do with personality -or lack thereof-, electricity and practical training.<\/p>\n

The first disadvantage -and the biggest one- is that there are no people.\u00a0 Everyone does the work, separately.\u00a0 If they have a question, either they have to Google it, or they will suffer in silence.\u00a0 You see, often people learn best when they are told the information face-to-face.\u00a0 It could be the same words that are written in the e-book, but people will remember spoken words better than written words.\u00a0 Although it\u2019s not always the case, this does happen fairly often, and so it is a major disadvantage to computer-based training.<\/p>\n

The next disadvantage, although more of a minor variety, is still a problem. This problem is rolling blackouts.\u00a0 Large corporations have petrol and diesel generators installed in their electrical mainframe, but the smaller corporations suffer when there is a rolling blackout.\u00a0 Why is this a problem?\u00a0 Well, computers run on electricity, and the computer-based training is on said computers.\u00a0 So no power, means no training.\u00a0 The same can be said for ISPs (Internet Service Providers) when they go down.\u00a0 If the training is internet based -which they often are-, then your company will have problems.<\/p>\n

The last point, is practical assessments.\u00a0 As with everything, practical assessments do take place during safety training.\u00a0 Although not required per-say, they are advantageous to safety.\u00a0 If everything is online, then employees will never have practical experience in giving CPR, carrying someone \u201cfireman style\u201d or splinting a leg.<\/p>\n

Read More – 20 Best Online Training Software<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n

<\/span>The final word<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

So in a nutshell, if the training you\u2019re looking for is theoretical, then computer-based safety training is the way to go for you.\u00a0 If you need to do a first-aid course, then have your employees do all the theoretical work online, and have someone come in for one day to do the practical aspects -as opposed to a 3-5 day course, for example.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Everyone needs training.\u00a0 Whether it\u2019s to learn the basics in mathematics, first aid, or how to cook.\u00a0 However, safety training is the flavor of the day, and what we are looking at. Corporations often will require their employees to take courses in first aid, basic hazard safety and workplace safety. But how can they organize…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":43069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-train-and-upskill"],"yoast_head":"\nAdvantages & Disadvantages of Computer-Based Safety Training<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Find out the advantages and disadvantages of computer-based safety training. 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