Young Worker Safety Awareness Training

The Young Workers Safety Awareness Program was developed for young workers between 14 to 25 years of age.  Our goal is to have no young workers injured on the job in Lambton County AND to have this basic safety awareness training program a pre-requisite for employment for ALL young workers in Sarnia-Lambton.  In other words:  NO SAFETY TRAINING = NO JOB!

Disturbing Facts:

• 1 of every 4 injured workers in Canada is a young worker. 
• 1 in 7 young workers is injured on the job in Canada.
• Most injuries occur in the first month of work.
• 56 per cent of young workers in Canada are not given the proper
  safety training before taking on new tasks.

• Between 2001 and 2008, 573 young workers sustained critical injuries, and there were 27 fatalities in Ontario.

  There are hazards in every work place.

  There are rights in every work place.

  There are responsibilities in every work place.                   

  There are rules in every work place.

  There are risks in every work place.

  There are dangers in every work place.

Specific Goals:

• Youth in Lambton County who:
- think safety in their behaviors and actions
- are aware of workplace hazards
- are aware of their workplace rights and responsibilities

• Employers in Lambton County who:
- view safety as a governing principle in conducting business
- believe that all injuries are unacceptable and preventable
- provide safety and workplace training for employees
- will make “Young Worker Safety Awareness Training” a pre-requisite
   for hiring young workers

Lambton Safe Community Council (LSCC) in Sarnia-Lambton is a non-profit safety awareness and injury prevention coalition that needs your support to continue this program. It may be a step that saves a limb … It may be a step that saves a life.

LAMBTON  SAFE  COMMUNITY  COUNCIL requests your support of
the Young Workers Safety Awareness Program
with Annual Membership Fee or Donation

Contribute  to  our  Safe  Community  Now! 

The following organizations support this young worker safety program:

Ontario Power Generation
Imperial Oil Foundation
Bluewater Power Distribution                                                                                CabotCanada                                                                                                          Colt Engineering                                                                                                LEHDER Environmental Services                                                                                                                                                             TransAlta Energy Corporation
LANXESS Energizing Chemistry
Ontario Trillium Foundation
Lambton-Kent District School Board
St.Clair Catholic School Board

About the Young Worker Safety Awareness Program:

Training is free to employers and the young workers. 

In a 2 1/2  hour training session we cover such topics as:

• legislation: OHSA awareness, employee rights; workplace responsibilities
  
• WHMIS and workplace exposure, hazard identification: definition, prevention and identifying hazards, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); and 
  
• behaviour modification: attitude awareness; how to approach manager about a safety concern; how to refuse unsafe work; how to deal with no PPE, and how to deal with no orientation or safety training 
  
• A safety card upon completion of the training shows prospective employers that the       applicant has a basic knowledge of health and safety issues.
  
• This basic safety awareness program does not replace job-specific health and safety training that is required of all employers under provincial legislation.  All employers are required to provide the training necessary for workers to be able to perform jobs safely. 
   

Lambton Safe Community Council requests your support of the
Young Workers Safety Awareness Program
with Annual Membership Fee or Donation