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Like many healthcare providers and other job fields, the Department of Labor requires dental clinics to undergo OSHA compliance training. In training, dentists and other employees in the clinic learn about various health and safety protocols to optimize and improve their practices and workplace atmosphere. One of the newer and more popular forms of compliance and certification is to undergo dental OSHA training online. Online courses offer various perks and opportunities to enhance the training experience compared to in-person training. Here are three benefits of online OSHA training for dentists.
Flexible Training Hours and Location
As long as people have access to a smartphone, tablet, or computer and the internet, online training allows people to take their course at any time and in any location that suits them. Online training eliminates the need and hassle of booking a room, working around people's schedules, and training coordinators. The flexible hours and locations let people go through training at their own pace and convenience, improving their learning experience and optimizing their training to work best for them. When people learn at their own pace, they retain more information and often implement OSHA standards better.
Streamlined Onboarding Process
Since online training can occur anytime and anywhere, new hires can start the onboarding process before their actual first day in the clinic. Kickstarting onboarding streamlines the process and eliminates one of the many tasks required to cover during new hires’ training sessions. Onboarding often involves a lengthy process featuring a work overview, expectations, numerous introductions, and other protocol education. With online training, new hires get to knock off a task on their onboarding checklist and minimize time spent in the training process during actual work hours. Plus, as previously mentioned, online training eliminates the need for a facilitator and specific OSHA training coordinator, reducing the need to work around other people’s schedules to complete training, further streamlining the onboarding process.
Digital Records and Resources
OSHA compliance involves numerous different topics and categories, ranging from labeling protocols and general safety standards. The various components of OSHA compliance make training dense and include various resources. Online training condenses the required information and training activities into a one-stop-shop digital location. With digital records, people can store their training lessons and topics in a secure and manageable electronic filing system that they can easily access and return to if they need to brush up on something. Undergoing online training also means that the certification gets delivered and processed immediately after training completion and via a digital copy. Electronic certifications make it easier to hold on to, access, and share the certificate with others when needed.
The benefits of online OSHA training for dentists make OSHA compliance easier, optimized, and simple for everyone. It ensures that the trainees fully learn and retain the important information and protocols required by OSHA, further assuring that actual implementation occurs. On top of benefiting those undergoing training, online courses also enhance the dental clinic itself. The more successful OSHA training is, the better the chances are that people follow and continue compliance during their daily work routine.