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Additional Trainer Guidelines
Safety and Health• . Safety training is cost justifi ed on the basis of
the level of risk present when safe practices are not observed.
There are often government laws and regulations that require
such training, and a fi ne—or a serious accident—may be the al-
ternative to not conducting training. Health training is becoming
more cost-effective because of the ever-increasing costs of em-
ployee health benefi ts. Reduction in claims—and organizational
costs—is an excellent measure of return on investment in this
area of training.
Orientation• . The purpose of this training is to get new employees
into a productive mode as quickly as possible. The level and detail
of or