Some lessons are more impactful when they are hands on.
At Winslow, we lean heavily into the experiential learning model, favouring hands-on experience and on-the-job learning where possible for the development of our teams.
Dioramas are a learning tool created to tabletop working on our sites.
It is a complete scenario, representing a complete aspect of the learning objective. It is three dimensional and it is hands on.
In this case the learning objective is to determine what safety controls are required to make the site safe and how they should be situated.
Our trainers can also quickly change the conditions of the scenario to showcase different situations and how they should be handled.
A recent request for asset protection training from Winslow’s National HSE Manager – Residential came with an extra requirement: “make it impactful, and make it hands on”.
The result?
A 1/50th scale diorama of a site showcasing trenching next to overhead powerlines.
The diorama comes with accompanying training aimed at identifying hazards, assessing risk, and implementing controls.
At a recent training session for our Site Leadership Program, we had the privilege of hosting Rob Oldfield from Energy Safe Victoria and Michael Welsh from Before You Dig Australia.
Future Site Leadership Program attendees will utilise this training tool in their Locate, Prove & Protect Services module, where from the safety of the training room they can take what they have learnt and practically apply it.