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Clicking Your Way to Danger? Why Online-Only Refreshers Fall Short for High-Risk Work

Online training offers undeniable convenience, but relying solely on it for critical refresher courses like Working at Heights or Confined Spaces is playing with fire. These aren't just tick-box exercises; they involve life-saving practical skills.

How can clicking through modules replace the hands-on reality of checking a harness, setting up anchors, using gas detectors, or practicing an emergency rescue? Crucial muscle memory and procedural fluency fade without practical reinforcement. Simulating the stress and physical demands of a real-world emergency situation simply isn't possible through a screen alone.

When lives depend on swift, correct action, workers need confidence built on recent, practical experience. Don't let convenience override competence. Ensure your high-risk refresher training always includes a robust, face-to-face practical assessment component to keep skills sharp and workers safe.

At 1SDO Training, we dont do fully online refreshers, our policy is to have you confirm your knowledge and then come in to our facility to refresh your skills. Does it take a little longer, yes. But it might just mean that you come home at the end of the work day.