Educator
This is the place to start if you are an educator wanting to know about workplace health and safety for young people.
Visit the Student WorkSafe page for resources designed specifically for classroom use, tied to career education outcomes in the B.C. provincial curricula.
We have additional resources on a range of worker health and safety topics, including:
- Student safety video contest
- Workplace Rights and Responsibilities (a self-paced, interactive resource)
- Infosheets, brochures, and manuals
- Videos
- Safety presentations
- 6-minute safety talks
- Summaries of recent workplace incidents (select "Young Worker" from the Topic list)
Schools can also sign up for ChatterHigh, a gamified learning platform. Supported by WorkSafeBC, the platform provides modules addressing common workplace risks and workplace rights and responsibilities.
If you have any questions about workplace safety issues, please email or call us at 604.276.3100 or toll-free at 1.888.621.7233 (1.888.621.SAFE).
Resources
Student WorkSafe 10-12: Resource for Teachers
This teacher guide has been designed to be used in various school settings — including with full class groupings, small groups, and individuals. The three modules in this resource each contain...
Student Work Placement: Guide for assessing workplace health and safety
This document is a guide to assessing the occupational health and safety conditions at potential student work placement locations. It is intended to be used by school placement coordinators during phone...
Hidden Hazards in the Workplace: An Educator's Guide
This document offers information to teachers about exposure hazards facing youth at work, and includes lesson plan resources and tools to help communicate exposure hazards to students and apprentices.
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Getting a Job? Ask Questions About Safety
Created with assistance from members of the Young Worker Advisory Group, this brochure provides young and new workers with useful tips about how to address concerns about safety in the workplace.