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Student, 15, Speaks Out about Safety at Work, in Sports

Submitted by Rob on Wed, 09/24/2008 - 10:36.

AJ, 15, a student at Stephen Leacock Secondary School in Scarborough, Ontario, was one of the entrants in the MySafeWork essay contest; part of her essay is shown here:

Students at work continue to get injured on the job. There are many reasons for this happening. Some are not properly trained, some are not trained at all, some are careless, or they don't work in a safe environment.

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