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Work Safe Alberta Joint Education Project

Project Overview

As Alberta’s youth enter the workplace, adequate preparation is critical to ensure their health and safety.  Young workers (especially those 15 – 19 years old) are at a higher risk of workplace injury than their older, more experienced peers.  Often young workers are not aware of the hazards associated with their job, do not know the right questions to ask, and do not know the legislation or their rights & responsibilities related to workplace health and safety.

Teachers are in a unique position to help students meet this challenge.  Therefore Alberta Education and Alberta Human Resources and Employment (AHRE) entered a joint initiative to support teachers in their delivery of workplace health and safety awareness by creating a series of workplace health and safety resources.  The aim of these resources is to raise awareness of workplace health and safety for students before they enter the workforce, so that their risk of work related injury, illness or death is reduced.  A spin-off benefit may be increased workplace health and safety awareness among teachers and other school staff.

Project Resources

Resources are available to Alberta high schools starting in Fall 2006.

Workplace Health and Safety Teacher Resources Binders

A 2-binder set of workplace health and safety information containing information on: legislation; managing workplace health and safety; various hazard types and their controls: physical, chemical, biological, psychosocial, and ergonomic hazards.

 

Workplace Health and Safety Teacher’s Toolkit

A kit of additional relevant resources: publications, bulletins, CD’s, and Statistics.

Availability & Order Information

  • One copy of the Resources Binders and Teacher’s Toolkit will be provided to each high school and to each school jurisdiction office
  • Additional copies can be purchased through Alberta Education’s Learning Resource Centre at (780) 427-2767.
  • Online downloadable version will be posted on this website when available. 

 

Work Safe Passport

A pocket size booklet to record health and safety training received by students and workers. Training may be provided by schools, other training institutions, or employers. Employers are invited to use the Work Safe Passport.

Availability & Order Information

  • Order the Passport from the Workplace Health and Safety Contact Centre at 1-866-415-8690 (toll-free in Alberta); in the Edmonton area dial direct 415-8690.
  • Alberta high schools may order the Passport free of charge.
  • Alberta employers can order up to 100 copies free of charge. Additional copies are $1.25 each.

For further information about this project, contact AHRE Workplace Innovation and Continuous Improvement Branch at (780) 644-1500.

Created: 2006-01-09
Modified: 2006-09-25
Reviewed: 2006-06-30