Career and Work Exploration 10, 20, A30, B30
CWEX16B
Module 16B: Workplace Safety – Hazards and Injury Prevention (Core)
Note: Teachers should determine student familiarity with hazards and injury prevention. This will help determine if they require a review of concepts or more in-depth learning.
Outcome
Explore workplace hazards and injury prevention.
Indicators
| (a) | Discuss how a workplace injury might affect the injured worker and others such as the employer, supervisor, work colleagues, family and friends. |
| (b) | Differentiate between a workplace hazard and risk. |
| (c) | Differentiate among the four Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) hazard categories including physical (e.g., heavy lifting, repetitive motion, slipping/tripping, working at heights, working alone, cuts and burns), chemical (e.g., chemicals, fumes, vapours and gases), biological (e.g., viruses, fungi, bacteria, mold; bodily fluids; sewage; animal/pet waste; and influenza), and psychological (e.g., harassment and bullying, stress, fatigue and shift work). |
| (d) | Provide examples of potential workplace hazards in the five major categories. |
| (e) | Describe employers’ and employees’ rights and responsibilities pertaining to workplace hazards and how they can work together to prevent workplace hazards. |
| (f) | Discuss the importance of proper orientation, training, appropriate supervision, workplace inspections and following safe work practices, and provide examples of each for a variety of industries. |
| (g) | Identify potential safety hazards in a variety of environments including home, school, and workplace. |
| (h) | Explore safety statistics related to young workers in the workplace in Saskatchewan and Canada and compare the statistics to those of workers in other age brackets. |
| (i) | Describe current prevention programs or agencies (e.g., Mission Zero, Work Safe Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Safety Council) in Saskatchewan that are designed to raise awareness of and prevent workplace incidents. |
| (j) | Explain health and safety regulations common to a specific occupation of interest. |
| (k) | Identify employer responsibilities in relation to safety hazards. |
| (l) | Discuss the need for health and safety legislation and regulations. |
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R012319
Saskatchewan Safety Council Career Safety Education
This website offers free module-based training for general career safety education. It provides information on safety procedures to prevent injuries at work or at home. The online components are specifically designed by industry safety experts to address the most common injuries to new workers in their respective fields.
Media and Formats :
Website
Price :
Free
Record posted/updated:
January 31, 2022
R031048
Guide for New Workers
This guide published by WorkSafe Saskatchewan is written in a question-answer format to provide general information to anyone new to the labour market. It provides general information about aspects of the workforce that can assist new and young workers make a successful transition to paid employment.
Media and Formats :
Book
Document
Price :
Free
Record posted/updated:
February 8, 2022
R035869
Ready for Work
This teacher resource binder from WorkSafe Saskatchewan provides information and activities related to workers, workplace safety practices and readiness for work. It includes information on Occupational Health and Safety, recognizing hazards, WHMIS, and employment standards. While the resource specifically references the previous CWEX curriculum, the topics are relevant to the renewed 2020 curriculum.
Media and Formats :
Book
Document
Price :
Free
Record posted/updated:
June 10, 2022