How to teach safety rules in vocational training without losing students

Safety lessons can turn into background noise fast. I used to start with the whole rule list, and I could see students nodding while waiting for the real work to begin. Then the first hands-on station would start and someone would skip the exact step I had just explained. Now I keep the safety talk tied to the tool or task in front of them. One rule, one bad example, one quick correction, then th…