Maximize the Impact of Your Training

Deb Walden RallsVP of Risk Management, Green Valley Pecan

with Alchemy’s Communication Program

Holly MockusSenior Product Manager, Alchemy

Today’s Speakers

2

Holly MockusSenior Product ManagerAlchemy

Deb Walden RallsCo-Owner & VP of Risk ManagementGVP

Agenda

1) Alchemy’s Communication Tools 2) Green Valley Pecan’s Integration & Results3) Questions?

4

Alchemy’s Communication Tools

POLL

5

Do you reinforce training at your facility?

• Always

• Sometimes

• Not yet

The Forgetting Curve

6

80% of content is

forgotten within 30 days

Interactive

Cerebral Cement

7

Engaging

Reinforcing

Relevant

Repetitive

Efficient

Multi-media

Contextually Coordinated

8

Huddle Guide Poster

+ + +

Digital Signage Coach

Alchemy’s Learning & Development Lifecycle

9

T

T

H

O

Training on Topic

Weekly Huddle Talk

Observation

H

H

HH

Glance Media digital.signage.posters

O

O O

Program – Assign a Champion

10

• Set Champion metrics

• Measure each month

• Include as annual objective / MBO

• Cross train / succession plan

• Don’t let the ball drop

• Reward and recognize THIS IS NOT A HEAVY LIFT!

Alchemy Communications Topics

11

Workplace Safety Food Safety

• Lock Out / Tag Out

• Slips, Trips, and Falls

• Pedestrian Fork Lift Safety

• Hearing Protection

• Back Injury Prevention

• Eye Protection

• Repetitive Motion

• Machine Guarding

• GHS Pictograms

• Emergency Evacuation / Response

• Fire Prevention

• Heat Exhaustion

• Bloodborne Pathogens

• Allergens

• Handwashing

• Food Defense

• Pest Control

• Foreign Material Control

• Listeria

• Salmonella

• Environmental Monitoring

• Foodborne Illness

• Personal Hygiene

• Record Keeping

• Water Hose Safety

It works!

12

Increased Reporting on

Slips, Trips & Falls

20%

Time Total Case Injury Rate (TCIR)

General Industry Standard 7.0

Client Prior to Communications 8.82

Client After 2 months 5.49

Client after 6 months 4.25

13

Green Valley Pecan’s Integration & Strategy

Best Practices

14

• Top Notch Safety Programs

– Analysis of safety gaps

– HACCP

– Develop an Exemplary Safety Culture

Valuable Lessoned Learned

15

• Pre-test to identify weaknesses

– Determine areas of focus

– Looking at the company incident rate

– What’s wrong & why are there issues

• Repetition to ensure comprehension

– Ability to increase knowledge

• Reinforcement to keep top of mind

• Multi-touch approach that appeals to various learning styles

– Allows all types of learners to receive a clear message

Key takeaways

16

• Small group involvement – Engagement!

– Structure without impacting production

• Ability to drill down into the subject

– Gives the employee time to ask questions or raise concerns

• Comfortable to discuss with fellow employees on a daily basis

– Knowledge empowers employees to raise violations with any employee in the facility

• Visual aids

– Aid in the knowledge process

• Reduction of incidents

– Constituency

Positive Results

✓17% increase in test scores

✓36% increase for employees with lowest scores

17

Pre-TestTraining

Eco-SystemPost Test

“Alchemy’s Communications Program is like booster shots for the training, and I can easily see that our employees are more confident and more productive with the program in place.”

- Ed Tamasi, GVP

18

Questions?

THANK YOU