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  • OnboardingME

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    OnboardingME highlights critical behaviors and practices that will maximize new-hire retention, provide safe access to the shop floor and expedite the path to high productivity.

    Eight areas addressed in this series include industry history and technology, personal safety, safe work practices, emergency response, quality systems, employment law, code of conduct, and career advancement.

    These videos are free for use as a first-day-on-the-job orientation resource for new hires and temporary workers.

    Learning Objectives

    • Maximize new-hire retention
    • Provide safe access to the shop floor
    • Expedite the path to high productivity

  • DIRECTIONS AND FACILITATOR GUIDE

      • If you are an HR or training manager, first click on the Facilitator Guide to download.
      • To access the course material, click on the video links below. Please follow the sections in numerical sequence.
    • Onboarding ME Facilitator's Guide File

  • INDUSTRY, HISTORY, AND TECHNOLOGY

    • Learning Objectives

      • Realize the importance of metal formed products in your every daily life
      • Understand the scope of industries and breadth of products that the metalforming industry supports
      • Recognize the improvements in working conditions, worker safety, and technological advancements in the metalforming industry during the past 50 years
    • Module 1 - Industry, History, and Technology URL
      Students must
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  • PERSONAL SAFETY

    • Learning Objectives

      • Understand that there are government regulations the employers and employees must conform to assure a safe workplace
      • Recognize signs, placards, and postings that identify risk hazards
      • Know the personal safety equipment you must wear before walking out to the manufacturing plant
      • Identify different types of hearing and eye protection
      • Know the type of clothing and shoes that can and cannot be worn on the manufacturing shop floor
      • Be aware that eyewash stations and first aid stations are available and clearly identified
    • Module 2 - Personal Safety URL
      Students must
      Mark as done

  • SAFE WORK PRACTICES

    • Learning Objectives

      • Understand the role of the safety committee
      • Know why housekeeping is important
      • Realize the importance of proper material identification and proper handling
      • Know what machine safeguarding and lock-out tag out looks like
      • Know the importance of ergonomics and incident reporting
    • Module 3 - Safe Work Practices URL
      Students must
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  • EMERGENCY RESPONSE

    • Learning Objectives

      • Understand the importance of following directions during weather emergencies and/or building evacuations
      • Be aware of the variety of emergency response measures that your company may have in place
      • Know what to do in the event of a chemical spill
    • Module 4 - Emergency Response URL
      Students must
      View

  • QUALITY PRACTICES AND PROCESSES

    • Learning Objectives

      • Understand who is responsible for quality
      • Know that numerous departments are accountable for quality
      • Know that there is a difference between ISO, TS, cGMP and AS and that they serve different industries
      • Understand what quality instruments are and who should handle them
    • Module 5 - Quality Practices and Processes URL
      Students must
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  • EMPLOYMENT LAW

    • Learning Objectives

      • Be able to Identify postings and signs related to labor law
      • Understand the intent of EOE and ADA
      • Know where to find information regarding FMLA and Worker’s compensation
    • Module 6 - Employment Law URL
      Students must
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  • CODE OF CONDUCT

    • Learning Objectives

      • Know what behaviors are and are not acceptable in the workplace
      • Understand the meaning of privacy and confidentiality
      • Understand that bullying, violence, sexual harassment, substance and alcohol abuse in the workplace will cost you your job
    • Module 7 - Code of Conduct URL
      Students must
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  • CAREER ADVANCEMENT

    • Learning Objectives

      • Know that there are many different careers in the metalforming industry beyond the job you were hired for
      • Understand that advancement opportunities and new career opportunities are available in the metalforming industry
    • Module 8 - Career Advancement URL
      Students must
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