121 Introduction to Safety Training

Training or Discipline: Which is Appropriate?

Training Decision Tree

Read each question and choose the response that best describes the situation. Your response determines the trainer's next question or recommendation.

Safety Trainer

A supervisor has asked about an employee who performed a task unsafely and violated safety rules. The supervisor wants to know whether training or discipline is the appropriate response.

First, are the employee's current knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) sufficient to meet the performance standards?

Question 1

Choose your response:

1 Yes. In fact, the employee has taught others how to perform the procedure. 2 No. The employee seems confused about the procedure.

Recommended Action

You can download a similar checklist (PDF) to help you determine if training is the answer to a performance problem.