Safety Games

children holding safety sign

Safety games can help reinforce safety rules without seeming overwhelming. Whether trying to train employees about workplace safety or training children about fire safety, there are many different games both online and off.

Types of Safety Games

Food Safety

Tainted food makes thousands of people sick every year, but a few steps can greatly reduce your chance of picking up salmonella and other common ailments. Here are some great games you can play that will help you learn about food safety:

  • Food Link - Offers many different food safety games, such as "Calamity in the Kitchen," which teaches about potential hazards in the kitchen. You can also take quizzes or work through word searches.
  • United States Department of Agriculture - The USDA features several different games to help you learn about food safety. There is even an interactive educational website that helps you learn to fight against bacteria. Also offers teaching material for teachers and parents.

Work Safety

Work safety training can be boring, but with the help of online resources and print materials, it can be made interesting and fun. Try these resources:

  • OSHA - Order safety training materials from OSHA. Each kit offers games on a variety of topics, such as Bloodborne Pathogens and Respiratory Protection. Download a free demo to get additional information.
  • ABC Safety Training - Offers different types of games for workplace safety training as well as videos. Some of the games include topics such as accident investigation, eye care and safety, personal protective equipment and workplace violence.
  • Safety Jackpot - An interesting, game-based jackpot, reward program for workplace safety. Includes information about how to build a jackpot safety program, types of incentives and rewards and samples of the reward lotto-type cards.

Fire Safety

Fire safety games can cover topics such as escaping a fire in a building or fireworks safety. You will even find games involving campfire and forest fire prevention. Here are a few games to play that revolve around fire safety.

  • Firework Safety - Take a quiz on firework safety or learn about the steps to safety with fireworks. There is even a virtual sparkler to play with online.
  • Elmo's Fire Safety - This site is just for kids and teaches fire safety through an interactive game that takes you on Elmo's tour of the fire station.
  • Fire Safety - Government website that covers what you need for fire preparedness, from a smoke alarm to game plans for practicing fire safety.

Kids Safety

Sometimes it seems like the topic of safety and kids is so huge that it couldn't possibly be covered adequately. However, there are a few sites that cover many different aspects of childhood safety and do an excellent job, such as:

  • Consumer Product Safety Commission - Covers everything from bike helmets, to scooters, to playground safety. Check out the interactive online games for more tips and hints about kids and safety.
  • McGruff - The dog that takes a bite out of crime wants to help keep your child safe. Play games about topics such as dealing with a cyberbully, which adults you can trust and Internet safety.

Internet Safety

Internet safety is important for both adults and children. Although common sense will take you a long way, interactive games can bring up safety tips you might not have found on your own. You'll want to check out:

  • Kids.com - Play for points and learn Internet safety at the same time. This site is aimed at younger kids, but parents can play along and learn how to keep their child safe.
  • Gamequarium - Links to many different sites with games promoting online safety.

Whether you purchase a game to play in person and learn more about safety, or choose to surf the games online, you're certain to learn many useful new tips that will be better retained by playing safety games.