youth health and safety training workshop day 1

Youth Health and SafetyTraining Workshop

DAY 1

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Find the hazards in these workplaces.

Source: Youth @ Work: Talking Safetyhttp://ww.cdc.gov/niosh/talkingsafety/states/il/default.html

http://ww.cdc.gov/niosh/talkingsafety/states/il/default.html

Source: Youth @ Work: Talking Safetyhttp://www.cdc.gov/niosh/talkingsafety/states/il/default.html

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/talkingsafety/states/il/default.html

What is the differencebetween a safety hazardand a health hazard?

SAFETY HAZARDS HEALTH HAZARDS

1) Cause injuries and accidents

1) Cause illnesses and diseases

2) Cause immediate harm Examples: • Broken bones• Cuts/Amputations• Sprains • Electrocutions

2) Can cause long term harm & may take years to develop Examples: • Cancer• Hearing loss• Reproductive problems

3) Are often visible Examples: • Broken ladder • Frayed electrical cord• Blocked fire exit

3) Are often not visible

Examples:• Bacteria• Viruses• Chemicals in the air • Radiation• Noise

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What are some examples of safety hazards and health hazards on the job?

Types of Safety Hazards

Examples Types of Health Hazards

Examples

Fire Chemical(dusts, fumes, sprays)

Electrical Biological(bacteria, viruses)

Tripping, Slipping,Falling

Physical(noise, radiation, vibration)

Machines, Vehicles

Ergonomic(lifting, pushing pulling, repetition)

Sharp objects Psychological(stress, violence)

Confined spaces

Source: Instituto del Progreso Latino (2012) Health and Safety Awareness Teacher Manual

How can workplace hazards get inside your body to make you sick?


Maria works tying up cauliflower leaves on a 16 acre farm.One day she was sent into the field too soon after it hadbeen sprayed. No one told her that the moisture in the plants was a highly toxic pesticide.

Soon after she began to work, Maria’s arms and legs started shaking. When she stood up, she got dizzy and stumbled. She was taken by other farmworkers to a nearby clinic.

Three weeks later she continues to have headaches, cramps, and trouble breathing.


Source:Youth @ Work: Talking Safetyhttp://www.cdc.gov/niosh/talkingsafety/states/il/default.html

Chris works for a city public works department.One afternoon the temperature reached 98 degrees. While Chris was shoveling dirt in a vacant lot, he startedto feel dizzy. He fainted due to the heat.



Source: Taking Action for a Safe Workplace: Materials for English Language Learning (NYCOSH & Make the Road New York) 2011

Francisco’s Story

Source: Taking Action for a Safe Workplace: Materials for English Language Learners(NYCOSH & Make the Road New York. 2011)

Francisco’s Story

Francisco cleans office in a large high rise building. He was given a new cleaning product today by his boss. Soon after he opened the bottle he felt dizzy, but he kept working. When he poured the cleaning product into a container, it splashed. He was blinded and couldn’t work for two weeks.


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How do you prevent or reduce your risk of getting injured or sick from your job?

Reducing Hazards Employers must keep the workplace safe for workers.

There are different ways they can do this.

Most effective Least effective

*****Elimination of

Hazard

****Substitution

***Engineering

Controls

** Labor Practices & Administrative

Controls(Training, Signs,

Procedures)

*Personal Protective Equipment

(PPE)

Source; UFCW; A Safety Committee Guide for the Workplace

Remove hazards

• Design safer machines• Use less toxic chemicals

Improve work policies

• Safety training• Warning signs• Work rules & procedures

Use personalprotective equipment• Gloves• Respirators• Goggles• Hard hats• Knee pads

Controlling Hazards

1st choice 2nd choice 3rd choice

Source: Adapted from Youth @ Work: Talking Safetyhttp://www.cdc.gov/niosh/talkingsafety/states/il/entireIL.pdfOverhead #15

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/talkingsafety/states/il/entireIL.pdf

How would you control the hazards in these situations?

What are your ideas for• removing the hazards• improving work policies and procedures• using personal protective equipment

Billy’s Story

Billy is a 16 year old who works in a fast food restaurant. One day Billy slipped on the greasy floor. To catch his fall, he tried to grab a bar near the grill. He missed it, and his hand touched the hot grill instead. He suffered second degree burns on the palm of his hand.

Terry’s Story

Terry is a 16 year old who works in the deli department of a grocery store. Her supervisor asked her to clean the meat slicer, although she had never done this before and had not been trained to do it. She thought the meat slicer was turned off before she began cleaning it. Just as she started to clean the blades, the machine started up. The blade cut a finger on Terry’s left hand all the way to the bone.

Sara’s Story

Sara works as a nursing aide at a local hospital. She is expected to clean bedpans and sometimes change sheets, which requires lifting patients. Lately she has been feeling twinges in her back when bending over or lifting. She knows she is supposed to get help when lifting a patient, but everyone is so busy that she is reluctant to ask. At home, as she is going to sleep, she often feels shooting pains in her back, neck, andshoulders. The pains seem to be getting worse every day.

Jamie’s Story

Jamie is a 17 year dish washer in a hospital kitchen. To clean cooking pans, she soaks them in a powerful chemical solution. She uses gloves to protect her handsand arms. One day, as Jamie was lifting three large pans out of the sink at once, they slipped out of her hands and back into the sink. The cleaning solution splashed all over the side of her face and got into her right eye. She was blinded in that eye for two weeks.

James’ Story

James is a 16 year old who works in a busy pizza shop. His job is to pat dough into pans. He prepares several pans per minute. Lately he has noticed that his hands, shoulders and back are hurting from the repetitive motion and from standing for long periods of time.

Warning signs about workplace safety are one way to help control your risk of getting hurt on the job.

Let’s look at some signs.

Do you know what they mean?

Source: Instituto del Progreso Latino (2012)Health & Safety Awareness Teacher Manual


DAY 4

Health and Safety Awareness Post Test Answers

Theme 1: OSHA

Question 1.1 The law covering workplace safety and health is the OSHA Act. Federal OSHA covers private and federal workers. True/False

Question 1.2 Section 5 (a) (1) General Duty Clause of the OSHA Act requires that employers provide a workplace free of hazards. True/False

Question 1.3 Workers can act on health and safety concerns by contacting

OSHA. They can file a complaint with OSHA if they are discharged ordiscriminated by their employer and it will be investigated. True/False

Theme 2: Identifying Hazards

Question 2.1 Safety Hazards: Cause physical injuries and accidents and cause immediate harm.

True/False

Question 2.2 Health Hazards: Cause internal injuries like diseases or illnesses and cause long-term harm, may take years to develop.

True/False

Theme 3: Effects of Health Hazards Question 3.1 Which is a route of entry for worker exposures to chemicals or other workplace hazards:

Air/Inhalation: breathing in a chemical through the nose or mouth

Mouth/Ingestion: eating/swallowing a chemical

Skin/Direct contact with skin: absorbing a chemical through the skin or eyes

All of the above.

Theme 4: Reducing Hazards

Question 4.1Rank these approaches from best to least effective with best being 1 and least being 5

--Labor Practices/Administrative Controls (Training and Procedures) #4--Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) #5--Engineering #3--Elimination of Hazard #1--Substitution #2

Theme 5: Common Workplace Hazards Question 5.1

Symbol Meaning

No Fire or Flames Allowed

Mandatory Hands/Palms Protection

Summing Up

• Know Your Rights. The factsheets about OSHA and child labor laws are important resources. Show them to your friends and family.

• Know Your Responsibilities. It’s your responsibility to follow safety rules and report any problems you see.

• Know Your Employer’s Responsibilities. Your employer must keep the workplace safe and give you safety training.

• Know How To Solve Problems Resources include co-workers, friends, parents, teachers, worker centers and government agencies such as OSHA and state labor law enforcement agencies.

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