You need more than a job to be Ready for Work
This web site is directed at three groups : students/ workers, teachers and employers and has a range of materials. The student/worker section provides guidelines, fact sheets, a quiz, a survey, a vacation pay calculator and links to legislation on employment standards and workplace health and safety. The employer section provides guidelines on preparing young people for work, a fact sheet on why youth are vulnerable to workplace injuries, employer survey results, etc. The teacher section provides printable materials for in-class training such as a resource binder, overheads, flash cards and links to other resources.
Web site prepared by Saskatchewan Ministry of Advanced Education, Employment and Labour
JobOneCanada is a gateway to safety information for young workers. It provides links to health, safety and employment information in various Canadian regions. It also links to games, quizzes, resources, posters, etc.
Website provided by CCOHS
“Raise Your Hand” 
Interactive web site to learn more about workplace risks. Personal testimonials from young workers hurt on the job and an online game to test knowledge of workplace hazards.
Web site prepared by WorkSafe BC
Live Safe! Work Smart!
Includes resources for Ontario Grades 9-12, including a science-based CD-ROM and the safety quiz Passport to Safety
Web site prepared by the Ontario Ministry of Labour
Young Workers Zone
The Home Page and Tips for Young Workers provide a helpful introduction to issues. Web site prepared by CCOHS
Youth 2 Work
This web site offers young people with a gateway to information on labour employment standards, safety information, employment and training information, as well as safety training tools for restaurants and agriculture. Web site prepared by US Department of Labour
Young Workers web site
Interactive site with posters, screen-savers and safety game – Don’t Risk It!
Web site prepared by WorkCover New South Wales
Passport to Safety
Certificate-based safety quiz available to students through the Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Workers Compensation Boards.
Health and Safety 101
An e-course designed to prepare young workers with an introduction to workplace laws, their rights and roles, and the basics on workplace hazards and their control. Prepared by the Ontario WSIB.
e-Learning Games and Tests
Includes a variety of interactive, multimedia health and safety tools to explore the hazards and injury prevention. Provided by SafeWork SA
e-Learning Games
Provided by WorkCover New South Wales
Youth in Agriculture
A web-based training tool which illustrates about 40 common hazards found in a typical fast-food restaurant workplace. For each hazard potential safety solutions for teen workers and for employers are provided. Website prepared by US OSHA
Teen Worker Safety in Restaurants -e-Tool
A web-based training tool which illustrates about 15 common hazards found in an agricultural workplace. For each hazard potential safety solutions for teen workers and for employers are provided. Website prepared by US OSHA
Guide for New Workers
Includes a section on the rights and responsibilities for safety , being safe on-the-job (what training should be provided), examples of common health and safety hazards, how to control hazards, an explanation of hazardous materials and WHMIS, plus tips on questions to ask yourself about general hazard awareness, personal protective equipment, ergonomics, equipment safety, fire preparedness and first-aid. Order form for print publication is available.
Publication ( 185 pages) prepared by Saskatchewan Ministry of Advanced Education, Employment and Labour
Are Youth Safe on the Job? A Focus on the Health and Safety of Young Workers
Provides a summary of current information on the health and safety of young workers. Includes injury statistics, measures to reduce workplace injuries and describes the Ready to Work Program for young workers
Prepared by Saskatchewan Ministry of Advanced Education, Employment and Labour
Health & Safety Rights and Responsibilities in the Workplace
Prepared by Saskatchewan Ministry of Advanced Education, Employment and Labour
Employing Young Workers: Tips for Employers
Outlines employer responsibilities to train & orient young workers & outlines related legislation
Fact sheet (2 pages) prepared by Saskatchewan Ministry of Advanced Education, Employment and Labour
It's Not Safe Being Green: Information for Employers Who Hire Young Workers
This pamphlet outlines the higher risk for injury among young workers, the role and responsibilities of employers, the benefit of investing in prevention, process for dealing with and reporting workplace injury, a list of 'risky' businesses for young workers and injury causes, plus a list of resources for further information.
Publication ( 5 pages) prepared by Alberta WCB
Workplace Survival for Young Workers
Publication ( 5 pages) prepared by Alberta WCB
Young Worker Brochure
This brochure explains why young workers are at a greater risk of workplace injury, roles and responsibilities for workplace safety, what to do in case of an accident at work, current youth workplace prevention programs, plus common workplaces and accidents for young workers.
Publication ( 2 pages) prepared by WCB of BC
Preventing Violence: A Workbook for Employers and Workers
Publication ( 47 pages) prepared by WCB of BC
Young Workers: Construction Safety Magazine
Special issue of this magazine highlighting construction-related hazards for young workers and how supervisors/contractors can train workers to avoid them.
Articles (
8 pages) prepared by Ontario CSAO
Health & Safety Guide for New Retail Workers
Guide ( 29 pages) prepared by WorkSafe BC
Young Worker Safety Can’t Wait – Safety kit for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry
This safety package addresses five key hazards faced by workers in tourism and hospitality. Information includes an overview for managers/owners, safety crew talk guides for supervisors, and handouts for workers.
Publication (24 pages) prepared by WorkSafe BC
Resources – Parents
Tools, publications, and other resources to help prevent young worker injuries and illnesses
prepared by WorkSafe BC
Youth and Labor
Articles prepared by US Department of Labor
NIOSH Young Worker Safety and Health
Various articles prepared by US NIOSH
NIOSH Alert: Preventing Deaths, Injuries and Illnesses of Young Workers
NIOSH Alert ( 25 pages) prepared by US NIOSH
Teen Summer Jobs: Safety Pays
Links to various jobs for students prepared by US NIOSH
See also - School Curriculum for Health and Safety |
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