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What action can supervisors and employers take to ensure the safety of young workers?
What action can supervisors and employers take to ensure the safety of young workers?
- Increase work hours for better supervision, enforce strict disciplinary actions, ignore inexperienced workers
- Provide safety rules, offer proper training, seek experienced individuals (correct)
- Provide minimal safety guidelines, offer on-the-job training, prioritize speed over safety
- Assign hazardous tasks to young workers, overlook safety procedures, discourage asking questions
What is the primary reason why young workers are more likely to be injured?
What is the primary reason why young workers are more likely to be injured?
- Don't know their limits
- Trying to impress their bosses
- Lack of sleep
- Lack of training (correct)
What can workers do to ensure their own safety and the safety of their co-workers?
What can workers do to ensure their own safety and the safety of their co-workers?
- Look after their coworkers, ensure machine safety, be aware of surroundings, communicate (correct)
- Disregard co-workers' well-being, neglect machine safety, be inattentive to surroundings, avoid communication
- Compete with co-workers, ignore machine safety, focus solely on personal tasks, avoid communication
- Prioritize personal tasks, overlook co-workers' safety, ignore surroundings, avoid communication
What percentage of work-related accidents happen during the first six months on the job?
What percentage of work-related accidents happen during the first six months on the job?
Who is more likely to be injured among young workers?
Who is more likely to be injured among young workers?
What are some factors that contribute to young workers being more likely to be injured?
What are some factors that contribute to young workers being more likely to be injured?
How often do young workers in B.C. suffer a serious injury?
How often do young workers in B.C. suffer a serious injury?
How many young workers died in 2022?
How many young workers died in 2022?
What actions can supervisors and employers take to ensure the safety of their workers?
What actions can supervisors and employers take to ensure the safety of their workers?
What can workers do to ensure their own safety and the safety of their co-workers?
What can workers do to ensure their own safety and the safety of their co-workers?
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Study Notes
Ensuring Young Worker Safety
- Supervisors and employers can ensure the safety of young workers by taking specific actions to mitigate risks and hazards.
Young Worker Injury Risks
- The primary reason why young workers are more likely to be injured is due to their lack of experience and unfamiliarity with workplace hazards.
- 1/3 of work-related accidents happen during the first six months on the job.
- Young workers who are between 15-24 years old are more likely to be injured.
- Factor contributing to young workers being more likely to be injured include:
- Inadequate training and supervision
- Lack of experience and unfamiliarity with workplace hazards
- High-risk behaviors and impulsiveness
- Limited awareness of workplace safety protocols
- In B.C., 1 in 5 young workers suffer a serious injury every year.
- In 2022, 15 young workers died due to workplace injuries.
Worker Responsibilities
- Workers can ensure their own safety and the safety of their co-workers by:
- Following workplace safety protocols and guidelines
- Reporting hazards and near-misses to supervisors
- Participating in training and safety programs
- Encouraging a safety-first culture in the workplace
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