e resources
Australian websites
SafeWork South Australia
This website has a virtual hotel, kitchen, office and supermarket to help you test your knowledge
of hazards at work
Victoria WorkCover
Lots of good interactive information for young workers including injury hotspots and some fairly graphic advertisements
WorkCover NSW
This website has an interactive hazard game - Don't risk it
Queensland Government, Workplace Health and Safety
The website is an interactive game that teaches the hazards in hospitality industry
Health and Safety, Department of Labor, New Zealand
This website is an interactive site with lots of graphics and interesting facts
National Association of Visual Arts
This website assists in identifying safety issues in the arts
Safe Work Australia
- Getting students to work...safely Guiding principles for health and safety education for students in transition from school to work
- Work-Related Alcohol and Drug Use - A fit for work issue
Alcohol and drug use during and outside of work hours can have a significant negative impact on occupational health and safety (OHS). This research paper provides a breakdown according to drug type and use by gender, age and industry. This paper reviews current research and regulatory approaches, providing information on impairments arising from both acute and chronic symptoms of alcohol and drug use and the impact on OHS issues in the workplace.
UK SITES
Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, "WiseUp2Work"
Wise up 2 work has lots of interactive and relevant OSH information for secondary students. There is also a section containing teachers' resources.
CANADIAN SITES
Young Worker
Prevent-it is a very interactive website and contains activities and information for students.
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
Young workers zone is a website containing information and tools for young people starting work.
Work Safe, British Columbia
This website contains a "young worker" section which contains lots of resources for students, educators and employers.
OSH films
The Classroom
OSH Resources
The Library
WorkSafe website
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