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The Company
The fire protection industry has seen sweeping advances take place over the past 50 years and most test standards have been revised to keep up with modern day fire hazards. While other companies have been in the fire protection industry longer than Amerex, no other company has surpassed the quality, service and innovation provided by Amerex Corporation in recent times. With quality products, constant innovation and excellent customer support, Amerex Corporation is unsurpassed in its pioneering efforts to provide better fire protection throughout the world.
The Challenge
While safety has always been an important part of the company's culture, Amerex was looking to supplement existing training programs and add an online component to meet a number of challenges related to developing, delivering and managing its safety training programs. Training Materials
Amerex's main method of delivering training information was PowerPoint. Consequently, it was sometimes difficult to keep training materials updated and employees interested and involved in the learning process.
Message Delivery
Training had historically been delivered in a group setting by various managers throughout the organization. The managers delivering the training had varying levels of understanding of the information being presented, and a consistent delivery message could not always be guaranteed.
Tracking Completion and Performance
Managers would take attendance and verify that employees were in the training, but testing was done in a group setting, making it difficult to measure retention by individual students. Furthermore, all training records were kept in paper files, creating numerous inefficiencies.
Maintaining Regulatory Compliance and Production Levels
As a leading manufacturer of fire extinguishers, Amerex is constantly challenged with making sure its employees get the appropriate amount of safety training while maintaining adequate levels of production. Consequently, the company needed a training solution that would allow more flexibility and time savings in order to meet increased production needs as the company grows.
Increase in Spanish Speaking Employees
Like many U.S. companies, Amerex was seeing an increase in the number of Hispanic employees joining its ranks. This posed a problem for English speaking managers delivering its safety training. The company could not quantify if the Spanish speaking employees fully understood the safety information being presented to them.
The Solution
In order to improve the overall training experience, Amerex's Director of Health and Safety, Will Yarbrough, determined that he needed an online training solution that provided three key components:
Mr. Yarbrough found these key attributes in the PureSafety Enterprise solution. Amerex launched PureSafety in November 2006 with a focus on 24 key safety topics in both English and Spanish. To support its PureSafety training efforts, the company has safety trainers available at all times to assist employees with training-related questions.
The Results
PureSafety's training solution has allowed Amerex to meet its training objectives, as well as contributed to significant improvements in the company's safety results. In just eight months, Amerex has seen numerous benefits from its use of PureSafety, coupled with other safety initiatives including machine guarding and lockout/tagout emphasis, employee involvement through safety committees, increased safety inspections and facility audits. And because the company is self-insured for workers' compensation, all of these results go straight to the bottom line.
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