Work Place Safety

In this unit, we discuss the dangers of being a young worker.


Questions before the Video

Answer these questions on your own Weebly page called “Safety”.

Before you watch the video, get a Profile Handout about one young worker and answer these questions:
1. What is the name of the young worker you chose?
2. What industry did they work in?
3. How were they injured?  Explain.
4. Do you think it was it their fault? (partially, fully or not)  Explain.



"Lost Youth"  (WorkSafeBC 2002)


Questions after watching "Lost Youth" Video

After the video, about your young worker:
5. How was your young worker injured?  Did the video change your understanding of their accident?
6. Do you still think it was their fault? (partially, fully or not)  Explain.

After the video, about the entire video:
7. What are some of the reasons the other young workers were injured?
8. What safety messages/issues were conveyed in the video?
9. What should employers do to keep workers safe at work?
10. What should workers do to keep workers safe at work?
11. What should parents do to keep workers safe at work?
12. What should teachers do to keep workers safe at work?
13. What should the community do to keep workers safe at work?
14. What should the government do to keep workers safe at work?

About your work (or work you can do)
15. Do you get paid to work?  If you don’t, then think of a job that someone you know has.
16. With the job, list and explain 3 potential hazards?
17. For each of these hazards, what can you do to keep yourself safe?

Summary
18. Create a summary paragraph (3-5 sentences) about what you learned in this activity.



WorkSafe NB - www.worksafenb.ca

Visit WorkSafeNB.ca 
In the middle of the page, click "Incidents".

Choose 3 incidents from the past 12 months.
  1. What is the incident?  What industry?
  2. What could have been done to prevent the incident?


Go back to WorkSafeNB.ca and click "Safety Materials"
  • Choose a Pamphlet.  Where possible, choose one related to an incident / accident you chose above.
  • Create a link on your Weebly page to the Pamphlet you chose.
  1. Summarize the Pamphlet in 2-3 sentences (or 5-7 bullets).
  2. Is there any important safety information in the Pamphlet that you did not already know? Explain.
  3. Are there any safety instructions in this Pamphlet that you don't agree with (or would never do)?  Why or why not?
  • Choose a Safety Talk.  Where possible, choose one related to an incident / accident you chose above.
  1. Summarize the Safety Talk in 2-3 sentences or 5-7 bullets.
  2. Is there any important safety information in the Pamphlet that you did not already know? Explain.
  3. Are there any safety instructions in this Pamphlet that you don't agree with (or would never do)?  Why or why not
  • Get a partner and share your answers with your partner.
  • Afterwards, prepare to share something you learned with the whole class.

WorkSafe NB Videos

For each of these videos, answer the following questions:

  1. What is the safety hazard in this video?

  2. How could you recognize this hazard (before there was an accident)?

  3. What should someone have done to fix / avoid this hazard?

  4. What kind of injury was the result of the hazard?

  5. Is this type of hazard or accident likely to happen around you?


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