🦺 Why Visuals Are Essential for Health & Safety Training

(And Why Your Induction Booklet Might Need a Makeover)

Let’s face it , most health and safety materials are… well, kind of boring.
Dense text. Overloaded bullet points. Confused staff. Missed messages.
Not ideal when you’re trying to prevent accidents or meet compliance standards.

That’s where custom health and safety illustrations come in and they’re more powerful than you might think.

🧠 Visuals Help People Learn, Fast!

Science backs it up:

• According to Dual-Coding Theory, when people take in information as words and images, they’re far more likely to remember it.

• The Picture Superiority Effect shows that people recall images way better than plain text.

• In fact, when visuals are paired with information, retention increases from around 10% to 65% just three days later.

So when it comes to safety-critical procedures, your posters, handbooks, and induction materials need to do more than tick boxes — they need to stick in the brain

👷♀️ For Staff: Clarity = Safety

Whether you’re introducing new hires or refreshing site safety rules, a well-designed induction booklet with clear illustrations can:

• Cut down training time

• Increase understanding

• Reduce on-site accidents

• Make staff feel more confident and prepared

The same goes for custom health and safety posters. Put up the right kind of visuals — ones that grab attention, tell a story, and simplify instructions — and they’ll actually be read and remembered.

🖍️ At Steph’s Sketches, We Specialise in This

We help health & safety managers transform dry, forgettable content into engaging, easy-to-understand illustrated materials.

From site-specific induction booklets to custom cartoon safety posters, we create visuals that:

• Explain complex processes clearly

• Work across language and literacy barriers

• Impress auditors and boost compliance

• Actually make people want to engage with safety

Whether you’re in logistics, construction, or manufacturing, if your team needs to learn and remember safety procedures, we can help you show it, not just say it.

🧯 Ready to Rethink Your Safety Materials?

Your next audit, training session, or toolbox talk doesn’t have to be a chore.
With visuals designed for clarity, retention, and real-world use, your safety content can finally do its job — and do it well.

👉 Let’s create something your staff (and inspectors) will thank you for.

Enquiries@stephssketches.co.uk