Latin America. During the pandemic, companies have made great efforts on issues related to improving biosecurity, as well as protocols to avoid COVID-19 infections, however, investments in job training have decreased considerably, increasing the rates of accidents and injuries, said Nelson Gutiérrez Bogotá, Consultant and Master Trainer of the company SafeStart.
"Several training fronts have been significantly affected, causing other occupational safety processes to stall or go at a very slow pace." "It is important not to lower our guard in terms of training, this pandemic has shown that the human factor contributes or influences with greater incidence in the decision making of people," said the specialist.
He indicated that in this period, states such as haste, frustration, fatigue and overconfidence have not disappeared, on the contrary, they have increased. Many companies are realizing that emotional states have been exacerbated during the pandemic and this is contributing to the increase in injuries.
When talking about training where the objective is to change or influence the behavior of the human being, he stressed that it is very valuable that it is face-to-face. "We have been using the online modality for about a year and a half and it has yielded very positive results, we have adapted very well to virtual trainings."
"However, there are some challenges that we must combat, such as lack of attention, distractors, connectivity, the other priorities of the company and the lack of availability of employee time. Despite these difficulties, the tendency is for us to adapt and try to improve every day."
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