Why Students Should Meet Safety Champions in Person
How often do students get to meet face-to-face with top executives at major corporations? Not often, and certainly not for an issue as critical as workplace health and safety. That's exactly what the outreach efforts of MySafeWork / Our Youth At Work accomplishes.
It's critical to reach students with the message of workplace safety early because:
A) Most students join the workforce before they finish high school; in fact, 69% of students between the ages of 15 to 19 have part-time jobs during the school year and/or work during their summers.
B) Young people are twice as likely to be injured on the job as adults. This difference can be attributed to several factors, including:
- Lack of supervision
- Lack of training and orientation
- Lack of proper equipment
- Unsafe working conditions
Many of these accidents can be prevented if students are armed with the knowledge that they need orientation and training, and that they have the right to refuse unsafe work.
For more information or to book a presentation, contact Nina at MySafeWork.
