There are many benefits to bringing in a training program customized to the needs of your crews and the focal business areas you serve within the industry:

• Custom training programs provide a unique curriculum relevant to your needs
• Training is designed around your schedule: You can plan a year in advance or on a quarterly basis.
• You choose the topics and usually can adjust trainings to address hot topics as they arise.
• You get industry experts who know how to teach across learning styles. You can also request trainers who are fluent in specific languages.
• You save time and money by having experts, design, plan, and lead trainings within your budget. 
• Many training programs offer online and virtual courses, which can be time and cost effective for companies of all sizes.

When thinking about bringing in a custom training team, you’ll want to make sure their trainers are certified through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals. Also look for trainers with advanced degrees in the topics of relevance to your business. Of course, you'll want to see that the trainings they provide are OSHA-compliant.

Also, be sure to ask for references and follow-through on checking them. Inquire about how the training made a difference in their workflow: Did they see a reduction in specific injuries? Greater compliance for using safety gear? Improvement in morale? Ask questions important to your training needs and goals.

Before you sign-up with any custom training service, be sure they take the time to assess and get to know your risk needs, organizational culture, and the strengths and weaknesses of your past/current training programs. The trainers should want to gain an understanding of your employee demographics, too. This helps ensure that the needs of more experienced team members are just as well addressed as the needs of less experienced employees.

Also, demographics can provide information about adult learning styles, which shift as people age. Some types of training classes will be suitable to mixed-level employees and other training will be more appropriate for entry-level workers, instructed separately from supervisory-level employees.

Custom Health & Safety Training Providers

Below are just a few training providers. LinkedIn also has a listing of the top 25 construction safety trainer profiles.

• Construction Safety Council: Contact, Callie Cordoba, Operations Manager, (708)449-8600
• Occupational Safety Consultants
• American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
• 360Training (online programs)
• Safety Compliance Management Inc.
• Outreach Trainers (listings of trainers and class schedules in a variety of locations)

Upcoming Health & Safety Trainings around the U.S.

• Construction Safety Council Classes and Programs
• Safety In Action 2017 “Advancing Behavior-based Safety”
• OSHA 2017 Events
• American Society of Safety Engineers
• State Safety Council Conferences
• Mid-Atlantic Construction H&S Conference
• Builders Association Midwest Safety Conference
• Mid-America OSHA Construction Safety Conference & Expo