Rob Ellis and Jessica Di Sabatino lost a son and brother in 1999 to a workplace accident: David was 18 and it was his second day on the job. Rob and Jess have been on the lookout for Safety Champions ever since. This is their blog.

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Video Game Developed to Reach Youth about Workplace Safety

Submitted by Rob on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 13:00.

Look what just hit the market: a video game about forklift safety! Brilliant, wish I'd thought of it! Mind you, I haven't had the pleasure of trying it out yet, but I love the idea behind Etcetera Edutainment's NSC Safetyworks™ Lift Truck, a 3D game-based training simulation designed to improve the effectiveness of forklift safety training by making it an immersive experience for young people.

Safety Gets Coverage in the Media!

Submitted by jessica on Tue, 09/30/2008 - 00:36.

So yesterday I had the opportunity to join the CEO and President of the Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA), Maureen Shaw, the chair of Workplace Safety Insurance Board (WSIB) of Ontario, Steve Mahoney, the Deputy Ontario Minister of Labour, Virginia West, the Vice President of Operations – Canada, Steelcase, Gene Lai, and an intern at IAPA, Sarah Wheelan, for the IAPA's

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.

Are Kids Camps as Safe as Posh Pet Retreats?

Submitted by Rob on Mon, 08/04/2008 - 11:52.

The following post was submitted by guest blogger, Marisa Aud, communications specialist with Our Youth at Work foundation.

Curtis Geesman 15, dies at a camp in Ohio after participating in sumo-suit match.

Sean Whitley, 17, of Marlton died in Philadelphia, the result of a fire at a Boy Scout camp.

One teen sent to emergency every 6 minutes from a workplace injury

Submitted by Rob on Sat, 07/19/2008 - 09:35.

During this season of high work activity for teens, some sobering statistics to consider:

Every year, approximately 200,000 teenagers in the United States are injured on the job, and about 70 teens are killed at work. Every six minutes, a teenager is injured seriously enough on the job to require treatment in a hospital emergency room.

Are these numbers acceptable to anyone? Solutions, anyone?


yeah I don't think that law Munro's Safety Apparel 11/04/2009 - 16:02 In my work experience, small Fred Rose 09/10/2009 - 17:57 Hi, Morgan,Absolutely we'll heather 06/01/2009 - 12:52 I’ve been working in the Sylvain Grenier 06/01/2009 - 12:45	View more videos	Workplace Injury is an Inevitable Part of Life: Agree - no one or no company is perfect - accidents will always be a part of society. Somewhat agree - accidents will always be a part of society but we can work on reducing the most tragic accidents. Disagree - every accident is preventable.