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Resources for Young Workers by Group - Employers & Supervisors


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The following links list tools, publications, and other resources to help prevent young worker injuries and illnesses. These resources may not meet all the requirements for health and safety in British Columbia. Please check the Workers Compensation Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, and related materials for specific WorkSafeBC requirements.

If you have any questions please E-mail us at or phone 604-276-3100 in the Lower Mainland, or toll-free in British Columbia at 1-888-621-7233 (621-SAFE).

Young and New Workers - They're worth your attention new

In this new video, health and safety professionals, along with production managers, supervisors and staff from 13 different B.C. companies, share their experiences in orientation, training, and supervision of young workers.

Video Introduction
Video Profiles of Effective Training Programs
Order a copy of the disc.
Source: WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC

Amendments to Part 3 of the OHS Regulation - Orientation and Training of Young and New Workers

These amendments come into effect on July 26, 2007 and describe orientation and training requirements for young and new workers. Documents and links in this section will provide you with more information about the new Regulation, along with some useful tools to help your business implement the new Regulation.

Regulation Part 3

Guideline Part 3

Additional Resources
Backgrounder for Employers (PDF 141 KB)

Sample Orientation Checklist (PDF 39 KB) Also includes a "how to" section, and suggested additional topics to cover.

Sample Orientation Checklist A Word document you can easily adapt while creating a checklist specific to your worksite.

Frequently asked questions: New and Young Worker Orientation and Training Requirements

The Employers' Advisers Office is offering free seminars province-wide on the Young and New Worker Orientation and Training Regulation.

Source: WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC

Part 4 of the OHS Regulations and Guidelines: Working Alone or In Isolation new

Part 4: General Conditions - Working Alone or in Isolation
Effective February 1, 2008

If you have any questions about the new working alone or in isolation, or the new fuel prepayment provisions please contact a WorkSafeBC prevention office in your area.

Managing Safety from the Supervisor's Perspective new item

"This publication was produced for supervisors and safety professionals as a guide to safety-related issues in their daily work environment. Interested stakeholders may also refer to or use the information contained in this document to assist them in carrying out their occupational health and safety roles and responsibilities."
Source: WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC
* PDF (709 KB)
* Available for purchase from the WorkSafeBC Store.

3 Steps to Effective Worker Education and Training BK42 updated publication

Designed for employers and supervisors, this guide offers a three-step framework based on orientation, education, and training new and young workers to be safe on the job.
Source: WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC
* PDF (680 KB)
* Available in print from Publications, Videos and Forms Distribution.

Be a Survivor Magazine

New Version of this full colour 8-page magazine features useful tips and articles on young worker safety. It's a great resource for youth and anyone who comes into contact with youth such as parents, educators, employers, labour and community groups.
Source: WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC
* PDF (167 KB)
* Available in print format from Publications, Videos and Forms Distributions.

The Rights and Responsibilities Program

The Rights and Responsibilities Program is a self-paced, interactive, curriculum-based program that helps new and young workers understand their health and safety rights and responsibilities in the workplace.

The program builds on the work done in Student WorkSafe Planning 10, and directly supports prescribed and elective curricula at the grade 11-12 level.

It's designed for three primary audiences:

  • New workers, including student workers
  • Teachers facilitating work experience programs for students
  • Employers and supervisors

Young Worker Videos

video jacket cover The Supervisor
This video is a documentary-drama that examines issues related to supervisor responsibility for workplace health and safety. The video graphically depicts the emotional, legal, and financial consequences of a fictionalized workplace accident that leads to the death of a young worker.

video jacket coverThe Workplace: Youth at Risk (2005)
A video featuring the dramatic stories of five injured young workers and their parents whose lives have been forever altered by a workplace accident. This updated version features a new introduction by Dave Anderson, WorkSafeBC President and CEO, as well as some new footage of Lauren Barwick, a dressage rider paralyzed in a workplace accident. The video was produced jointly by Shaw Cablesystems and WorkSafeBC.

video jacket cover Lost Youth Video-Four Stories of Injured Young Workers

Michael, Jennifer, John, and Nick all speak of losing their youth after suffering serious workplace accidents. Through dramatic recreations of these accidents and one-on-one discusssions with the young people and their parents. Lost Youth tells four stories of lives forever altered.

Joe Who?
Young workers are often hard to reach, especially when it comes to workplace safety. Joe Who? is a valuable tool, giving young people a voice to speak to each other about the tragic consequences of workplace injuries, The play was written and performed by students from Matthew McNair Secondary School in Richmond. It offers a unique perspective on the challenges experienced by young workers in B.C.

Industry Presentation

To help keep young workers safe, WorkSafeBC has created a Resource Kit. Originally developed for B.C.'s secondary school Parent Advisory Councils, the resource is now available to employers, unions, youth groups, church groups and sports and community groups - anyone who has a parental role and the opportunity to reach B.C.'s young people.

This online kit includes everything you or your organization needs to give a presentation on young worker safety:

WorkSafe magazine article about the resource materials.

Information Bulletin for Employers

As an employer, you have the responsibility to make sure young workers can do their jobs without unnecessary risk. Young workers are often inexperienced and unable to recognize hazards. Many won't ask questions about workplace safety for fear of looking incompetent or simply because they don't know what to ask.
Source: WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC
* PDF (26 KB)

Worker Orientation Checklist

Use this checklist when training young and new workers on health and safety in your workplace.
Source: WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC
* PDF (299 KB)

Effective Safety and Health Programs: The Key to a Safe Workplace and Defence of Due Diligence PH33

This guide contains important information for employers, supervisors, and workers who must ensure that their occupational health and safety programs meet WCB standards.
Source: WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC
* PDF (532 KB)
* Available in print from Publications, Videos and Forms Distribution.
Updated: December 2005

How to Implement a Formal Occupational Health and Safety Program updated item

This booklet offers a comprehensive program plan, valuable to both employer and employee, but especially to occupational health and safety committee members. It explains the responsibilities for health and safety, describes the elements of a formal program, and outlines the role of the joint committee.
Source: WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC
* PDF (415 KB)
Updated: May 2008

Safety on the Job is Everyone's Business: The Responsibilities of Employers, Supervisors and Workers

All new workers need training in equipment use and safe work procedures. This pamphlet covers the basics in training new workers. Employer, supervisor, and worker responsibilities for developing and maintaining a safe workplace are outlined.
Source: WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC
* PDF (120 KB)
* Available in print from Publications, Videos and Forms Distribution.

Safety Inspections

A reference guide and workbook for workplace safety inspections.
Source: WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC
* PDF (1 MB)

Take Care: How to Develop and Implement a Workplace Violence Prevention Program (BK41) updated

This guide enables employers and workers to implement a program to prevent violence in the workplace. It summarizes the relevant sections of the Regulation that deal with violence in the workplace, explains how to conduct a risk assessment, identifies the basic elements of a violence prevention program, and provides safe travel tips and sample documents.
Source: WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC
* PDF (467 KB)
* Available in print from Publications, Videos and Forms Distribution.
Updated: December 2006

Protecting Young Workers: Focus Report-2001

This report provides information on the scope and causes of young workers' injuries. This report describes how the WCB, educators, employers, parents, and young workers can contribute their unique expertise and influence in reducing workplace hazards.
Source: WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC
* PDF (12 MB)
* Available in print from Publications, Videos and Forms Distribution.

Employers' Advisers Office

http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/eao/

Employers' Advisers provide independent advice, assistance, representation and training to employers, potential employers and employer associations concerning workers' compensation issues.

The Employers' Advisers Office is offering free seminars province-wide on the new Young or New Worker Orientation and Training Regulations coming into effect July 26, 2007. Every employer who will be hiring young workers or new workers will need to know about WorkSafeBC's new requirements for the orientation and training of young or new workers. The free seminars begin June 4, 2007.



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