Sara Rooseboom – Program Coordinator sarar@safetyinschools.ca 403.984.6375 SPONSORS: FOUNDING PARTNERS:
CURRENT SITUATION CURRENT SITUATION OUR STORY SUMMARY COURSE CONTENT COURSES OFFERED CURRICULUM Workers between 15 and 24 (young workers) have the highest risk of getting hurt at work – up ALIGNMENT to twice that of other workers. By combining industry and regulatory requirements, CTS safety training and the emerging workforce, Safety in Schools will reduce and eliminate workplace BENEFITS injuries and fatalities of young workers across Alberta. HOW TO REGISTER REFERENCES AND INDUSTRY USERS 2
OUR STORY Safety in Schools has developed online safety training courses for high school teachers that CURRENT SITUATION provide industry-recognized, dual credit workplace safety training at no cost. Our courses have OUR STORY been aligned with the Alberta curriculum for AGR3000, HCS3000 and HCS3010, allowing teachers to provide their students with a student-centred learning resource that will give students SUMMARY workplace safety knowledge before they step onto the worksite. COURSE CONTENT COURSES OFFERED Safety in Schools courses are recognized by the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals, Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists, and the American Board CURRICULUM of Industrial Hygiene. Our courses are also recognized by the University of Calgary, which ALIGNMENT awards up to 30 hours of credit towards their Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Certificate, a BENEFITS dual credit for high school students. HOW TO REGISTER By combining industry online safety training modules and hands-on teacher led curriculum, we REFERENCES AND are preparing the next generation of young workers to enter the workforce with a better understanding of safety and their role in encouraging, maintaining and advocating for a safe INDUSTRY USERS workplace. The program has performed flawlessly. The students find navigation through each module easily achieved and find the consistency of the lay out between modules helpful…. I also found the program very easy to utilize from a teacher's perspective. Results on each module were quickly updated which made tracking student progress with up to date data very easy . – Greg Woronuk – Instructor, Aboriginal Awareness Program, GPRC 1
SUMMARY To help Alberta’s youth get ready to work safely, and avoid becoming a statistic Safety in CURRENT SITUATION Schools is bringing together all industries to deliver workplace safety training to Alberta high OUR STORY schools. SUMMARY Through a series of online courses that are industry-recognized, students learn the basics of COURSE CONTENT workplace safety before they show up for work. Available at no cost to students, the courses COURSES OFFERED equip them to enter the career of their choice in any industry, recognize hazards on the job and stay safe. A secondary benefit is a better trained workforce in Alberta communities. CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT Safety in Schools Currently: BENEFITS HOW TO REGISTER REFERENCES AND INDUSTRY USERS 3
COURSE CONTENT Safety in Schools gives students a head start toward a career in Occupational Health and Safety by offering courses that are recognized by:. CURRENT SITUATION OUR STORY Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP) SUMMARY COURSE CONTENT COURSES OFFERED Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists (CRBOH) CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) BENEFITS HOW TO REGISTER The University of Calgary Continuing Education awards up to 30 hours of REFERENCES AND credit towards their Health, Safety and Environmental Certificate INDUSTRY USERS Students can earn points toward three competency-based OH&S Certificates as well as The University of Calgary’s Environment, Health and Safety Certificate. At an interview for a good paying summer job with an oil company, the interviewer said one of the reasons I was selected was the safety courses on my resume. When she offered me the job, she said the safety courses made me the top candidate. – Grady, Currently Studying Engineering at the University of Alberta 4
COURSES OFFERED Safety in Schools offers two types of courses. Our Curriculum Aligned courses were designed to meet the learning outcomes for Work Experience programs and certain CTS courses. CURRENT SITUATION Our Enhancement courses provide safety training that is more geared toward individual workplace OUR STORY settings and skill sets. SUMMARY CURRICULUM ALIGNED COURSES ENHANCEMENT COURSES COURSE CONTENT HAZARD RECOGNITION GENERAL FIRE SAFETY COURSES OFFERED HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAM BASICS GROUND DISTURBANCE AND EXCAVATIONS CURRICULUM ALBERTA OH&S AWARENESS FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT ALIGNMENT HAZARD ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES WORKING IN CONFINED SPACES BENEFITS JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS H2S AND OTHER TOXIC SUBSTANCE AWARENESS HOW TO REGISTER WHMIS NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL REFERENCES AND TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS OVERHEAD POWER LINE AWARENESS INDUSTRY USERS WORKPLACE INSPECTIONS GENERAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING DISTRACTIONS AND PROACTIVE DRIVER TRAINING CRITICAL INCIDENT INVESTIGATION LADDER SAFETY TRAINING HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEES COLD STRESS AWARENESS ENERGY ISOLATION HEAT ILLNESS AWARENESS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT BEAR SAFETY AWARENESS RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ASBESTOS AWARENESS YOUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AT WORK
CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT The Safety in Schools program has aligned its safety courses with the Alberta Education CURRENT SITUATION curriculum in order to reach students in the Career and Technology Studies (CTS) stream. Safety OUR STORY in Schools also provides high school students not enrolled in the CTS program with the opportunity to advance their personal safety knowledge, build their resume, and work safely in a full or part- SUMMARY time position. COURSE CONTENT COURSES OFFERED The following is how the Safety in Schools program aligns with the HCS-3000, HCS-3010 and AGR-3000 CURRICULUM Curriculum from Alberta Education: ALIGNMENT BENEFITS AGR-3000:AGRICULTURE HCS-3010:WORKPLACE HCS-3000:WORKPLACE SAFETY SAFETY SAFETY PRACTICES SYSTEMS HOW TO REGISTER HAZARD RECOGNITION JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAM BASICS REFERENCES AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY HAZARD RECOGNITION HAZARD RECOGNITION INDUSTRY USERS GENERAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY GENERAL FIRE SAFETY HAZARD ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES LADDER SAFETY TRAINING GENERAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS WORKING IN CONFINED SPACES LADDER SAFETY TRAINING ALBERTA OH&S AWARENESS WHMIS WORKING IN CONFINED SPACES YOUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AT WORK JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS WHMIS EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING 6
BENEFITS Teachers CURRENT SITUATION Deliver student-centered learning OUR STORY Create a fun self-directed learning environment SUMMARY Generate grades report for all students COURSE CONTENT Access to a curriculum aligned solution for AGR-3000, HCS-3000, HCS-3010 and a CTS general alignment COURSES OFFERED Assist the next generation of young workers become educated in safety before they CURRICULUM step onto the jobsite ALIGNMENT BENEFITS Students Set their own direction HOW TO REGISTER Work at their own pace REFERENCES AND Receive industry-recognized credentials INDUSTRY USERS Use towards portfolio Head start toward a career in Occupational Health & Safety Receive advanced standing with University of Calgary (Dual Credit) Become a better prepared new hire Competitive advantage over other candidates Better employment opportunities 7
HOW TO REGISTER Step 1: When to Register CURRENT SITUATION The Safety in Schools program is available to CTS teachers all year at no cost. We encourage CTS OUR STORY teachers to register their school at anytime. SUMMARY Step 2: How to Register COURSE CONTENT Please contact Sara Rooseboom, Program Coordinator at Safety in Schools. Email – sarar@safetyinschools.ca or phone 403.984.6375. COURSES OFFERED CURRICULUM Step 3: 15-Minute Demonstration Walk through the program in its entirety. You will be shown how to use all of the teacher management tools ALIGNMENT and functionalities, along with the benefits the Safety in Schools program. BENEFITS Step 4: After You’ve Registered HOW TO REGISTER Enroll your students and set up your classes. Students are not limited to the core curriculum alignments of REFERENCES AND the HCS3000, HCS3010 and AGR3000 courses. Safety in Schools encourages students to take all courses that will help them further their personal and professional development. INDUSTRY USERS The Safety in Schools program has engaged my students very positively because it is so user-friendly. The activities, graphics and concepts taught are very engaging and entertaining. Students with a variety of learning styles have all attained their competency certificates with little difficulty. - Liza Bennett, Off-Campus Educator at Western Canada High School 8
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