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Young
workers often get hurt while on the job due to lack of
training or lack of information. Sometimes the “it won’t
happen to me” or “I am invincible” mentality overpowers
the safety procedures taught.
“According to the Association of Workers’ Compensation
Board of Canada, almost 51,000 workers 24 and younger
had to take time off work to recover from job related
injuries in 2006. And 51 young workers across Canada
died as a result of workplace incidents that year.”1
When it
comes to Health and Safety, the partnership and
responsibilities between workers and employers is of the
highest importance.
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It’s
important that young workers understand what training
they require when they come into the workforce and make
sure they have that training. The worker is also
responsible for applying what they’ve learned in the
workplace.
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It is the employer’s responsibility to ensure that all
workers have been properly trained and make sure workers
utilize what they have learned in their safety training
while on the job.
Please
keep these roles and responsibilities in mind when
hiring a young worker; their life may depend on it.
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Source: Safe Supervisor, August 2008.
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