Understanding and Supervising Young People at Work The Australian Government definition of a young person is someone aged from 15-24. (http://deewr.gov.au/youth) The Australian Psychological Society defines a young person as aged between 12 and 26 years of age. … [Read more...] about Understanding and Supervising Young People at Work
Young Workers
Ageing workforce
Ageing workforce Guest Post By the late George Robotham I am 58 and have worked in OHS for 38 years. I have had a variety of OHS roles and have a rich portfolio of OHS experience to fall back on. I am no expert and still have a lot to learn in the field, fortunately I am a lifelong learner and I … [Read more...] about Ageing workforce
Young worker safety
From yesterday's Canberra Times The employer of a young man killed in a workplace accident on the weekend has issued a statement saying it is "deeply saddened" by the tragedy and has launched its own investigation into how the incident happened. Concreter Ben Catanzariti was working at a Kingston … [Read more...] about Young worker safety
Young Worker Safety
Young Worker Safety Photo: Colorado Historical Society Working with young people brings unique safety challenges to the OHS professional, supervisors and managers. Workers 15-24 have a 75% greater chance of being killed on the job, often their accidents happen in the first 2 weeks of … [Read more...] about Young Worker Safety
Safety Of Young Workers
Safety Of Young Workers – Graphic Training Videos When it comes to training workers it is always best if safety training starts as early as possible. However, many employers (and parents and teachers) are concerned about how to effectively get through to this age group. This is the same … [Read more...] about Safety Of Young Workers
Safety Sense
Safety Sense for Young Workers and Students Young workers may lack safety sense and safety experience and are sometimes unfamiliar with workplace procedures. They sometimes don't know what their rights are or are too shy or too frightened to speak up. Apprentices my be given dangerous jobs or … [Read more...] about Safety Sense
Safeguarding Young Workers from Injury in Construction
Safeguarding Young Workers from Injury in Construction Guest Post We commonly hear about young workers on construction sites that are injured or cause injury to others because of a lack of training and supervision. In fact just recently a concrete worker on a Kiama site was struck by a vehicle … [Read more...] about Safeguarding Young Workers from Injury in Construction
Face to Face–Anti Bullying Movie
Anti-bullying promoted with ‘Face to Face’ Movie Premier at Kangan Institute Thanks to Les Cameron from Worksafe for sending this in: The Building and Construction department at Broadmeadows has pulled off a coup in the form of being the first to hold a TAFE based movie premier. While this was … [Read more...] about Face to Face–Anti Bullying Movie
