Safety Team Building Exercises
Ideally, team-building exercises foster communication, trust and good will among employees. Team-building exercises can take many forms, but one dramatic type is an exercise based on safety. Through activities like hiking or rock-climbing, employees learn to be responsible for the safety of their co-workers, and to put themselves in their co-workers' trust. Safety team-building exercises are an effective strategy for reinforcing their commitment to the company and each other.
Wilderness Adventures
Adventure-based exercises are ones that place your employees in the wilderness and encourage them to act as a team for the safety of all. Offered by businesses that specialize in team-building retreats, these team-building exercises tap into employees' strengths and abilities while promoting cooperation skills. Usually, employees are divided into teams and given backpacks with supplies. The teams work together and develop strategies for earning points in completing a series of wilderness challenges. Each team learns problem-solving, innovation, shared leadership and time management.
Rock-Climbing
Rock-climbing activities are a strong choice for team-building with a focus on safety. Rock-climbing is all about trust, and employees must learn to rely on each other when scaling the wall. Programs in rock-climbing teach safety skills such as knots, gear and communication. Specific activities may include climbing blindfolded and relying on co-workers' instructions for where to climb, which builds strong trust and communication skills; and speed-climbing drills.
Giant Swing
Another example of a safety-oriented exercise that fosters trust between employees is a giant swing activity. Employees take turns on a giant swing that hangs from a great height above the ground. For safety, harnesses and helmets should be provided. As employees take turns in the swing, they gain both confidence and trust in their co-workers, who push the swing and ensure they are safe.
Wilderness Adventures
Adventure-based exercises are ones that place your employees in the wilderness and encourage them to act as a team for the safety of all. Offered by businesses that specialize in team-building retreats, these team-building exercises tap into employees' strengths and abilities while promoting cooperation skills. Usually, employees are divided into teams and given backpacks with supplies. The teams work together and develop strategies for earning points in completing a series of wilderness challenges. Each team learns problem-solving, innovation, shared leadership and time management.
Rock-Climbing
Rock-climbing activities are a strong choice for team-building with a focus on safety. Rock-climbing is all about trust, and employees must learn to rely on each other when scaling the wall. Programs in rock-climbing teach safety skills such as knots, gear and communication. Specific activities may include climbing blindfolded and relying on co-workers' instructions for where to climb, which builds strong trust and communication skills; and speed-climbing drills.
Giant Swing
Another example of a safety-oriented exercise that fosters trust between employees is a giant swing activity. Employees take turns on a giant swing that hangs from a great height above the ground. For safety, harnesses and helmets should be provided. As employees take turns in the swing, they gain both confidence and trust in their co-workers, who push the swing and ensure they are safe.
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References
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