I had a discussion with a PI about that recently. She suggested that the most useful things to give away were things that were a) useful (coffee cup that read “I don’t belong in the lab,” e.g.) or capable of being posted in the laboratory or office areas (post-it pad with a safety message, business card magnet, etc.) and gave information on how and when to contact safety for help. Things with the address of my website were popular when I was giving swag to the organizers of our chemistry department safety day.
Regards,
Dan
> On Oct 21, 2022, at 11:15, Ralph Stuart <ralph.stuart**At_Symbol_Here**keene.edu> wrote:
>
> I’m giving a presentation next week to Keene’s State upper class course on safety training.
>
> One question that I’d like to address during the presentation is whether "safety training swag" has value. Over the years, programs I have been involved in have given away a variety of things for people to take with them after training, including:
> - paper handouts of the presentation
> - paper summaries of the key points of the content
> - certificates of training
> - lab gloves
> - magnets with pithy sayings and/or key phone numbers to place on lab equipment
> - opportunities to win gift certificates for food at the campus facilities
> - EHS branded trinkets
>
> Beyond food at the event itself, none of these seem to have much impact on the audience, either at the time or over the longer period. I wonder if anyone knows of any studies that have assessed the value of this practice?
>
> Thanks for any help with this.
>
> - Ralph
>
>
> Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO
> Environmental Safety Manager
> Keene State College
> 603 358-2859
>
> ralph.stuart**At_Symbol_Here**keene.edu
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