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New-hire safety orientation training presentation
A new-hire safety orientation gives a new person the rules that apply to everyone on site, before they touch a machine, a truck or a chemical. This free deck is a day-one session of about 60 minutes. Its 17 editable slides cover how to report injuries, near misses and hazards, the emergency action plan, exits and extinguishers, PPE and who pays for it, chemicals, lockout and tagout awareness, trucks and walkways, an illustrative day-one schedule, how to make the session stick, a walk-round activity and four check questions with answers. Each rule carries the OSHA paragraph it comes from, and every slide has speaker notes. It supports, and does not replace, the job-specific training and evaluation your employer must give before each task.
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The title Safety orientation, your first day on site, on a navy background with the LeanSuite logo.A look inside
What is in the 17 slides
For new hires, supervisors and HR or safety staff who run day-one orientation in a plant or warehouse. Widescreen, in plain language, with speaker notes on every slide.
Slide 5: Three layers of safety training 
Slide 12: Example: a day-one orientation on a packaging line 
Slide 14: Try it: the orientation walk
- 1Safety orientation: your first day on siteCover
- 2AgendaWhat orientation is for, and what it is not · Reporting, emergencies and PPE · Chemicals, machines, trucks and walkways · An example day, and how to make it stick · Orientation walk and check questions
- 3What a day-one orientation is forOrientation gives a new person the rules for everyone, before they touch anything.
- 4What this deck is, and is notIt supports your employer's required training. It does not replace it.
- 5Three layers of safety trainingDay-one orientation, Before the task, Ongoing
- 6Reporting injuries, near misses and hazards29 CFR 1904.35(b)(1) covers how employees report work-related injuries and illnesses.
- 7Emergencies: alarm, exits and extinguishersThe emergency action plan covers how to report a fire or emergency, evacuation and exit routes, and how everyone is accounted for, 1910.38(c).
- 8PPE: what you wear and who paysThe rule and who pays
- 9Chemicals: labels and safety data sheets1910.1200(h)(1): training on the chemicals in your work area at initial assignment.
- 10Machines: locks, tags and guards1910.147(c)(7)(i)(C): everyone who works where lockout may be used must know the procedure.
- 11Trucks, walkways and housekeepingOnly trained and evaluated operators drive a forklift or powered pallet truck, 1910.178(l)(1).
- 12Example: a day-one orientation on a packaging lineIllustrative schedule. Times and content are made up; use your own site.
- 13Make it stickAsk people to show you, not tell you: point to the nearest exit, find an SDS, put on the PPE.
- 14Try it: the orientation walkA 30-minute team activity
- 15Check your understanding4 check questions
- 16AnswersThe answers, to discuss
- 17Key points and next stepsNext: shadow your buddy and ask questions.
The 60-minute session, slide by slide
- Slides, about: 30 minutes
- Activity (slide 14): 30 minutes
Present · 13 slides
- 1Safety orientation: your first day on site
- 2Agenda
- 3What a day-one orientation is for
- 4What this deck is, and is not
- 5Three layers of safety training
- 6Reporting injuries, near misses and hazards
- 7Emergencies: alarm, exits and extinguishers
- 8PPE: what you wear and who pays
- 9Chemicals: labels and safety data sheets
- 10Machines: locks, tags and guards
- 11Trucks, walkways and housekeeping
- 12Example: a day-one orientation on a packaging line
- 13Make it stick
Do the activity · 1 slide
- 14Try it: the orientation walk
Check and follow up · 3 slides
- 15Check your understanding
- 16Answers
- 17Key points and next steps
About 30 minutes of slides and 30 minutes of activity. Present: slides 1 to 13 (Safety orientation: your first day on site; Agenda; What a day-one orientation is for; What this deck is, and is not; Three layers of safety training; Reporting injuries, near misses and hazards; Emergencies: alarm, exits and extinguishers; PPE: what you wear and who pays; Chemicals: labels and safety data sheets; Machines: locks, tags and guards; Trucks, walkways and housekeeping; Example: a day-one orientation on a packaging line; Make it stick). Do the activity: slide 14 (Try it: the orientation walk). Check and follow up: slides 15 to 17 (Check your understanding; Answers; Key points and next steps).
How to run it
Running the session
- 1
Prepare
Read the speaker notes once and swap the illustrative example for one from your own area if you have it. Print the PDF if people like a handout.
- 2
Present
The slides take about 30 minutes. Every slide has notes, so you can talk from them rather than read the slide.
- 3
Do the activity
Walk your own site's day-one route with a supervisor, as a new hire would. The activity slide takes the team through it step by step; allow 30 minutes.
- 4
Check and follow up
Ask the check questions before showing the answers, then agree one next step with an owner and a date before people leave.
The check questions
- 1. Name two things your employer must tell you about reporting injuries.
- How to report a work-related injury or illness, and that you have the right to report it without being fired or discriminated against, 1904.35(b)(1).
- 2. When must a new employee be told the emergency action plan?
- When they are first assigned to the job, and again when their responsibilities or the plan change, 1910.38(f).
- 3. Who pays for PPE, and what is one exception?
- The employer, 1910.132(h)(1). One exception is non-specialty safety-toe footwear, if workers may wear it off site, (h)(2).
- 4. You see a lock and tag on a machine. What do you do?
- Leave it alone and never try to start it. Only the person who applied the lock removes it, 1910.147(c)(7) and (e)(3).
Templates and guides to go with it
- New hire onboarding checklist (manufacturing)29 onboarding items from before day 1 to the 90-day review, with owners, dates and review notes.
- Emergency action plan templateA written emergency plan for a plant: site facts, roles and backups, warden coverage, scenario steps and a drill record.
- Chemical inventory and SDS register templateA register of every chemical on site with its hazard class, safety data sheet and label, and a check that incompatible products are kept apart.
- Toolbox talk templateA record of a short safety talk: topic, key points, questions raised, actions and an attendee sign-in sheet.
- Training matrix template with expiry datesPeople by required trainings with expiry dates, OK, due, expired and missing flags, compliance by person and area, cover per training and a renewal list.
- Topic: Safety managementEvery guide we have on the subject, sorted.
Read more
- Emergency action plan: alarms, exit routes and drills
- Personal protective equipment: what OSHA requires once the other controls are in place
- Near miss reporting: how to collect and close the near misses that warn of an injury
- Shop floor safety rules poster
- Stop work authority: who can stop a job and what happens next
- Competency management: know who is qualified for every job, on every shift
Terms in this deck
FAQ
New-hire safety orientation training presentation: common questions
At least how to report injuries and hazards, the emergency action plan, exits and alarms, PPE, the chemicals in the person's area, machines and lockout awareness, trucks and walkways, and who to ask. Your own site's hazards decide the rest.
No. It covers common ground and supports your employer's training. OSHA standards require job-specific training for specific hazards, such as truck operation, 1910.178(l), and lockout, 1910.147(c)(7). That training has to be given before the task.
OSHA does not set a standard called safety orientation. Several standards require training or information at initial assignment, for example 1910.38(f)(1) for the emergency action plan and 1910.1200(h)(1) for hazard communication, and 1904.35 requires telling each employee how to report injuries.
This deck takes about 60 minutes: roughly 25 minutes of slides, a 30-minute orientation walk and the check questions. Many sites add a buddy walk after that.
The employer, in most cases, 1910.132(h)(1). Exceptions include non-specialty safety-toe footwear and non-specialty prescription safety eyewear if the employer allows them to be worn off the job site, (h)(2), and everyday clothing, (h)(4)(ii).
Yes. The PowerPoint file is fully editable, including the speaker notes. Add your exits, assembly point, alarm sounds, PPE list and contacts.
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