Interactive OHS Websites for Young People and Educators

These interactive websites provide health and safety information for young people, educators, employers, and parents. Please note that many of these sites deal with legislation that does not apply in Saskatchewan.

Australia          

1.        Workcover Corporation of South Australia — interactive virtual workplaces, modules, and educational materials: www.safework.sa.gov.au 

2.        Queensland government, Department of Industrial Relations (DETIR) — interactive health and safety education:

i)         Interactive café: http://www.whs.qld.gov.au/cafeonline/index.html

ii)       Safety sense (construction): http://www.whs.qld.gov.au/safetysense/index.htm

3.        Workcover Corporation of New South Wales:

a)        Information for young workers: Safety Zone: http://workcover.cadre.com.au/index_1st.html

b)       Young Workers Website: http://www.youngworkers.com.au/

Europe

1.        Health and Safety Executive (HSE, UK):

a.        ladder safety site: http://www.hse.gov.uk/falls/ladderexchange.htm

b.       fallington fall prevention site: http://www.hse.gov.uk/falls/flashindex.htm

2.        European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

a.        NAPO Lighten the Load (ergonomics) site: http://ew2007.osha.europa.eu/napo/

Canada

1.        Government of Alberta

a)        EUB Kidzone (electricity safety for kids): http://www.eubkidzone.gov.ab.ca/powerplay.html.

b)       E-learning site:  http://www.hre.gov.ab.ca/cps/rde/xchg/hre/hs.xsl/268.html

c)        Online clips: http://www.hre.gov.ab.ca/cps/rde/xchg/hre/hs.xsl/259.html

d)       Young Workers site:  http://www.hre.gov.ab.ca/cps/rde/xchg/hre/hs.xsl/352.html

e)        Dying to Work video: http://www.hre.gov.ab.ca/cps/rde/xchg/hre/hs.xsl/3132.html

2.        Federal Government:

a)        Service Canada (includes HRSDC) main portal for labour-relative issues: http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/home.html

b)       Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) JobSafe Canada site: http://www.jobsafecanada.ca/

c)        Federal youth site: www.youth.gc.ca

d)       Young worker sites across Canada: http://www.awcbc.org/english/links_youth.asp

3.        Nova Scotia WCB: http://www.notworthit.ca/

4.        Government of Ontario (Workplace Safety & Insurance Board [WSIB]):

a)        Health and Safety 101 site: http://www.hs101.ca/

b)       New and Young Workers site: http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/new_workers.html

c)        New young worker website "Prevent-It-Ville: http://www.youngworker.ca/

5.        Saskatchewan Labour:

a)        General site: http://www.labour.gov.sk.ca/

b)       Ready for Work site: http://www.readyforwork.sk.ca/

c)        Worksafe Saskatchewan: http://www.worksafesask.ca/ (links to Young Workers sites)

6.        Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board Prevention site:http://www.wcbsask.com/Prevention/programs.html

7.        Saskatchewan Power: Safety Clubhouse – Penny’s safety tour: http://www.saskpower.com/safety/club/tutorial/pennytour.shtml

8.        Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) — Education site:  http://www.ccohs.ca/education/

9.        The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada, Tim Hamilton Foundation, Missing Tim site: http://www.missingtim.com/default.htm

10.     WorkSafeBC: http://www2.worksafebc.com/Publications/Multimedia/Videos.asp?ReportID=34300

11.     Non-governmental sites:

a)        BrainTrust Canada Association brain injury prevention website: http://www.protectyourhead.com/

USA

1.        Department of Labour, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA):

a.        E-tools homepage: http://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/oshasoft/index.html

b.        Youth to Work Teen Workers homepage: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/teenworkers/index.html and http://www.youth2work.gov/

c.        Youth in Agriculture homepage: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/youth/agriculture/index.html

2.        Washington State, Department of Labor and Industries — Online safety courses and presentations: http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/TrainTools/Online/Courses/default.asp

OHS Sites for Teachers

1.        National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) USA health and safety checklist resource page for teachers (reflects US federal laws, but still useful): http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2004-101/indexalpha.html

2.        New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH), Education, schools and teachers health and safety: http://www.nycosh.org/specific_industries/education.html

3.        Oklahoma State University (OSU) Environmental Health and Safety Online Safety Library and links page: http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/links/index.htm

4.        Wood Shop Safety, University of Washington, Seattle: http://www.uwworksafe.com/woodshop/default.shtml

a.        OSHA – Woodworking E-Tool: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/woodworking/index.html

This is OSHA's electronic resource on the hazards associated with woodworking.

b.        Woodworkers Central: http://www.woodworking.org/index.html

This site was developed by the Woodworkers Website Association. It contains an easy searchable index of real-life stories of accidents people have had using woodworking tools.

c.        Woodworking links - Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/safety_haz/woodwork/

This site has guidance information for using wood working machines.

d.        Power Tools Institute: http://www.powertoolinstitute.com/

This site contains information on power tool safety as well as some curriculum resources.

e.        NIOSH - Electronic Library of Construction Safety and Health: http://www.cdc.gov/elcosh/index.html

This site is a database of resources on the environmental hazards encountered in construction work. It includes recommendations for reducing hazardous conditions, NIOSH and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) data on hazards and the problems they can cause, and summaries of published research. From the home page visitors can search for information by hazard, trade, or job site.