{"id":16299,"date":"2024-05-06T16:23:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T22:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/?page_id=16299"},"modified":"2024-05-07T10:37:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T16:37:04","slug":"youth-safety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/youth-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16299\" class=\"elementor elementor-16299\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ecd7d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20ecd7d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ef80ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ef80ca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0be2e3c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0be2e3c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0114f88 safety elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0114f88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Setting a Safety Culture<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25885a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25885a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">All of our high school interns must take HCS3000, a comprehensive workplace safety course, before applying for positions. HCS3000 covers the following topics:<\/p><ul><li>Hazard assessment and control<\/li><li>Incident reporting and investigation<\/li><li>Job safety and the law<\/li><li>WCB<\/li><li>Employment standards code and regulations<\/li><li>WHMIS<\/li><li>Harassment and bullying<\/li><li>Mental health and wellness<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7719aea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7719aea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Worksite Inspections: What to expect<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc63591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc63591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">The <\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: #ffffff;\" title=\"https:\/\/open.alberta.ca\/dataset\/582efb88-bdf8-4939-912e-a3ce848b854a\/resource\/13cd9991-b54f-445a-89da-bafb7d05d4a6\/download\/edc-off-campus-education-handbook-2019-en.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/open.alberta.ca\/dataset\/582efb88-bdf8-4939-912e-a3ce848b854a\/resource\/13cd9991-b54f-445a-89da-bafb7d05d4a6\/download\/edc-off-campus-education-handbook-2019-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link Alberta Off-campus Education Handbook\">Alberta Off-campus Education Handbook<\/a><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align);\"> states that \u201cAll work sites must be inspected to ensure a safe and caring learning environment that is appropriate for educational activities.\u201d This inspection is the responsibility of the school authority, and must involved a certificated teacher.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">The Alberta Off-campus Education Handbook provides the following recommendations for teachers to consider when inspecting worksites for their students:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Will the employer\/onsite supervisor provide a safe and caring learning environment?<\/li><li>Is the employer\/onsite supervisor willing and able to meet the expectations of the placement?<\/li><li>Ask yourself, \u201cWould I want my child to be placed at this work site?\u201d<\/li><li>If in doubt, either do not approve the site or request a second opinion from your occupational health and safety district representative<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75dd1fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75dd1fb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e9101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7e9101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Safe-Employer2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5354\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Safe-Employer2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Safe-Employer2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Safe-Employer2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Safe-Employer2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-262d1fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"262d1fe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e8d02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94e8d02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SUPERVISOR'S ROLE<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6643cba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6643cba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Behind every organization with a strong health and safety culture is an employer who values worker health and safety, and who empowers its leaders to foster a safe and healthy work environment for those reporting to them.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">As a supervisor you have responsibility for the health and safety of the workers you supervise. You don\u2019t have to be an expert in the law to be successful as a supervisor. You need to know your employer\u2019s health and safety standards. Those must, at minimum, comply with the law \u2014 that\u2019s your employer\u2019s responsibility. You need to make sure the people you supervise are working in a way that will keep them healthy and safe. To do that, you need to understand everyone\u2019s health and safety responsibilities. Start by understanding your own.<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Supervisor\u2019s Role:<\/p><ol><li>You must do everything reasonable (due diligence) to ensure the health and safety of the workers you supervise on the job.<\/li><li>You must inform workers about any known workplace hazards, existing controls for those hazards and\/or safe work practices.<\/li><li>You must involve workers in the process of hazard identification and controls.<\/li><li>You must make sure all workers have the proper training and equipment (tools\/PPE) for the job they\u2019re expected to do.<\/li><li>You must know and communicate workers\u2019 health and safety rights and responsibilities. Occupational health and safety legislation recognizes three fundamental rights:<\/li><\/ol><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>The right to know about workplace hazards<\/li><li>The right to participate in hazard identification<\/li><li>The right to refuse unsafe work without negative consequence\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Setting a Safety Culture All of our high school interns must take HCS3000, a comprehensive workplace safety course, before applying for positions. 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