Career and Work Exploration 10, 20, A30, B30
Explore workplace hazards and injury prevention.
Indicators for this outcome
| (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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