Role of worker in keeping himself
Based on the readings and videos this week, reflect on the reasons the young workers were injured or killed. Discuss the following:
- What role does the employer play in keeping workers safe and what role does the worker play in keeping himself or herself safe at work?
- If you have had or currently have a job, have you every thought about the potential hazards of your job? Do you recognize any potential hazards?
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- Have you ever had any health and safety training?
- What strategies could you use to keep yourself safe at work?
- Did you get any education about health and safety hazards you might encounter at work or about what rights to a safety and healthy workplace you have in school or from any employer?
- Talking Safety – after reviewing the core competencies
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- and the program overview
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- Do you think your 8th to 12th grade self would have benefited from this information?
Read/SOURCES
- Young Workers: You Have Rights – OSHA
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- . Review the material on the website, including reading the tabs about your rights, employer responsibilities and the hazards young workers face at common jobs.
- Young Worker Safety and Health – NIOSH
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- . Review the material on the website and specifically read:
- Teen Injuries at Work
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- . Once on the page, read and review the content under the tabs: Stats and Stories, Hazards, What to do if you get hurt on the job.
- Skilled. Ready Workforce Program – NIOSH
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- – read program description, vision and mission, and foundational OSH Competencies. The NIOSH Competencies may be delivered to young workers and other high-risk groups through a free, fun, and interactive curriculum, Youth@Work—Talking Safety
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