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Reinforcing MoveSMART

Once employees are trained in Movesmart, remind them to use the philosophy and techniques. Promoting a company-wide safety effort will increase its impact.

• Prioritize the desired benefits
  • injury prevention
  • safer behavior
  • increased morale, safety communications, and involvement
• Measure positive change for each targeted benefit using statistical reports, interviews, and surveys
• Reinforce measurement feedback

Monitor Safety Change

• Attitudinal: are people receptive and willing to try new methods?
• Behavioral: does behavior change, are learned techniques used or strategies shown during training applied?
• Statistical: do performance measurements show significant improvement?

Chart Over Time

• Initial reaction after training: did trainees like it?
• Integrated response (2-6 weeks): did trainees learn and apply what was taught?
• Sustained/stabilized (2-8 months): are trainees work and home habits safer?
• Statistical fruit (9-24 months): do injuries decrease?

Reap Multiple Returns

• Reinforce expectations through visual, mental, personal, and organizational means
• Facilitate decisions for the next steps
• Determine training validity--does it teach needed judgment and skills?
• Make corrections to catch problems at an early stage

Sample MoveSMART Followup Methods

• Visual

• banners
• bulletin board (updated regularly)
• labels on machinery to encourage use of techniques
• newsletter articles in employee newsletters
• posters (rotated periodically)
• video

• Mental

• direct coaching or followup training by instructors
• discuss during department meetings
• mention during safety meetings
• organize Movesmart Olympics, bowling leagues, or other tie-ins

• Personal

• use Movesmart personal reinforcement material
• involve families (for instance, ask family members how Movesmart helps them)
• send letters to employee's home and family regarding Movesmart

• Organizational

• instructors--the primary vehicle for ongoing change--meet monthly to exchange creative reinforcement methods
• release instructors for structured coaching: consulting with line staff, showing applications, asking about usage, etc.
• management should give attention to Movesmart in meetings, etc. (Instructors can ask about personal use and results)
• keep a log of applications and results to use in employee publications, paycheck stuffers, training, bulletin boards, etc.
• report results, for information and motivation
• provide an annual update in company newsletters
• post survey results
• during departmental meetings, report on techniques used

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