Product Description
Young, new and migrant workers need special attention because it has been shown that they are at more risk of injury than their older or more experienced counterparts, especially in the first four to six months of employment.
In this free webinar, Jan Chappel from CCOHS will discuss how experience has shown that a successful training or outreach program will:
- Cover the overall training needs (health and safety rights and responsibilities, hazard recognition and control, preparing for emergencies),
- Recognize the difference between education and training, and
- Incorporate best practice approach for reaching young, new or migrant workers and acknowledge the differences between these groups.
Tailored, audience-specific approaches that match the needs of the workers are best at achieving higher awareness for health and safety, and fewer accidents or incidents.
About the Presenter
Jan Chappel is a Senior Technical Specialist with the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), and is a project leader and author for OSH Answers (fact sheets) and publications.
She also works on a variety of projects including creating e-learning courses, developing OSH educational material for teachers in Ontario and Costa Rica, and projects such as healthy workplaces and designing a national web site for young workers in Canada.
Jan has a background in both Occupational Hygiene from the University of Toronto (MHSc) and Health Studies from the University of Waterloo.
This webinar was presented on May 3, 2011, as part of North American Occupational Safety and Health Week 2011.
Length: 1 hour
After registering you will receive a confirmation email from GoTo Webinar containing instructions on how to join the webinar.
For a PDF copy of the presentation slides, please contact webinars@ccohs.ca.
System Requirements
You must have Windows Media 9.0 or higher to view the recorded webinar.
If your have any questions regarding the online registration process contact CCOHS Client Services. For more information regarding webinars read About Webinars and/or Webinar FAQs.
