FM Industries – Orientation Part 2

Part two of FM Industries orientation covering facility rules, chemical safety, electrical hazards, machine guarding, and forklift safety procedures. Continues character-driven format from Part 1 with Chip and Al for consistent training experience across semiconductor manufacturing safety topics.

This workplace safety training video is Part 2 of FM Industries’ comprehensive orientation series, featuring character hosts Chip and Al guiding employees through advanced safety protocols. This installment covers Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT), Lockout-Tagout (LOTO) procedures, machine guarding requirements, confined space protocols, and hazard communication systems that keep manufacturing employees safe.

Project Overview

Challenge

After the success of Part 1, FM Industries needed to cover the more complex, regulation-heavy safety topics that new hires struggle with most: LOTO procedures, machine guarding compliance, and confined space entry protocols. These topics typically cause eyes to glaze over during traditional PowerPoint training. The challenge was making OSHA-mandated technical content actually engaging and memorable.

Solution

Chip and Al return for Part 2, maintaining continuity from the first orientation video. The conversational dialogue breaks down complex OSHA regulations into practical, understandable scenarios. Using 2D character animation over FM Industries facility imagery, new hires see exactly where these protocols apply in their actual workplace. The character format transforms dense regulatory content into something employees can follow and retain.

Results

Part 2 completes FM Industries’ animated orientation series. Together, Parts 1 and 2 cover all mandatory new hire safety training in under 8 minutes of engaging video content. Employee comprehension testing showed significantly higher scores compared to the previous PowerPoint-based training, and the completion rate for the full orientation reached 98%.

Key Features

• Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT) & Aerial Lifts: Training requirements for forklift and aerial lift operation, 3-year license validity periods, recertification processes
• Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO): Comprehensive OSHA 1910.147 standards for controlling hazardous energy, distinction between authorized employees who perform LOTO and affected employees who work near equipment
• Machine Guarding: Critical importance of safeguards including fixed guards, interlock systems, presence-sensing devices, and prevention of severe crushing, cutting, and amputation injuries
• Confined Spaces: Identification of permit-required confined spaces throughout the facility, strict entry restrictions, and permit procedures
• Hazard Communications (HazCom): Understanding GHS pictogram system for chemical hazards, accessing Safety Data Sheets (SDS) online and at workstations
• On-the-Job Training (OJT): Transition from orientation to hands-on practical learning with supervisors and mentors

Technical Details

Why Character-Driven LOTO Training Works

LOTO training is where traditional safety orientations fail hardest. It’s the most technical, regulation-heavy topic in the entire safety curriculum. Instructors drone through OSHA 1910.147 requirements while new hires check their phones under the table. Nobody remembers the difference between “authorized” and “affected” employees. Nobody understands when to use group lockout versus individual lockout. The information is critical for preventing deaths and amputations, but the delivery makes it impossible to absorb.

Chip and Al solve this by breaking complex regulations into conversational explanations. When Chip asks “Why can’t I just turn off the machine?” and Al explains the six types of hazardous energy that could still be present, employees understand the logic behind LOTO. They’re not memorizing rules. They’re understanding why those rules exist and when to apply them. The animated format lets FM Industries show what happens when guards are removed or LOTO isn’t followed, without putting anyone at actual risk.

The continuity from Part 1 matters too. Employees already know and like Chip and Al from their first orientation video. When these familiar characters show up to explain LOTO and machine guarding, employees pay attention instead of tuning out. It’s the difference between learning from a trusted coworker versus suffering through another compliance lecture from HR.

Related Safety Training Videos

• Complete Animated Safety Video Portfolio – See all safety training examples across industries
• FM Industries – Orientation Part 1 – Prerequisite video covering safety principles, PPE, emergency procedures
• IPEX – Life Critical Rules – LOTO and fall protection training with character host
• Grupo Bimbo – Hazardous Energy – 8 types of energy and LOTO procedures for food manufacturing