Way out-of-the-box thinking: Safety soda machines

By: David LaHoda June 11th, 2009

Safety training is wherever you can find it, or in some cases, wherever you can imagine it.

An article on the HealthLeaders Media web site looks at breaking free of the ubiquitous product placement presence of Coke and Pepsi on soda vending machines in lunch rooms and replacing it with something more useful, a safety message, perhaps.

It’s possible to own and customize your own safety-themed vending machine for the same amount as some models of modern vending equipment, according to the article.

If you are not quite into tricking out your Mountain Dew dispenser with bloodborne pathogens prevention tips, the article makes the good point, through the observations of OSHA Healthcare Advisor bloggers Terry Jo Gile and Steve MacArthur, of reinforcing safety messages whenever you have an audience, even during employees’ break times.

Got any safety training tips that hit employees where they eat. Let us know in the comment section below.

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David LaHoda



David LaHoda, the managing editor of Medical Environment Update and OSHA Watch, has produced healthcare training videos and consulted for medical practices and ambulatory healthcare facilities.

David has written 196 posts.

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