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21 May 2006 - European Week Safe Start
Campaign for Young Workers
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In the build up to this years' European Week for Safety & Health
at Work in October, focus has been put on the health and safety of young workers
and employers are being asked to take part in the Safe Start Campaign.
The two main focuses of the campaign are as follows:
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For the young worker - To promote awareness in safety risks and
raise awareness of Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) in young workers and what
to do when starting work.
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For the employers - To provide safe and suitable work, training
and supervision and being aware of what to do when a young person starts work.
Owing to the need for “awareness raising” and education from an
early stage, education authorities can also contribute greatly in such areas as
the following:
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Schools and colleges - promoting risk awareness and OSH as an
integral part of education - preparing young people for their first day at work,
and for their OSH responsibilities in their future careers.
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Youth organisations - promoting risk awareness and risk
prevention as an integral part of their activities - preparing young people for
the wider world of work.
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Vocational training centres - promoting risk awareness and OSH
as an integral part of training - preparing young people for the world of work.
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Education authorities - promoting mainstreaming of OSH into
education and youth employment policies, agreements and actions.
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Schools and colleges - promoting risk awareness and OSH as an
integral part of education - preparing young people for their first day at work,
and for their OSH responsibilities in their future careers.
Hans-Horst Konkolewsky, Director of the European Agency for
Safety and Health at Work said:
“Young persons are less likely to recognise the risk of
accidents and even when they do, they may be less able to take appropriate
action. And sometimes they are simply assigned to tasks beyond their
capabilities or are not provided adequate training or supervision.
"We must take steps to ensure young people have a safe and
healthy start to their working lives, and to promote risk awareness and risk
prevention in enterprises, schools and colleges”.
We all know it makes sense to teach health and safety at the
earliest age possible, so if you would like further information on how you and
your organisation can help with the Safe Start Campaign, then please visit The
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work Website, accessible by
clicking the following:
European Week 2006 - About the campaign
Campaign materials, in various languages, can also be accessed
from the website, by clicking the following:
European Week 2006 - Campaign materials
Further helpful information for young workers, employers etc can
also be found in the WorkSafe Website, which is accessible by clicking the
following:
WorkSafeBC Safety at Work Young Worker Information
Article by Alexandra Johnston
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