Edition 76, March 2010

E-learning OHS tool for young workers

E-learning OHS tool for young workersWorkCover NSW has launched an interactive online tool designed to take the guesswork out of workplace safety for young workers.

Hazard-a-Guess, is a free e-learning tool that helps workers under 25 and school students aged between 15 and 18 years identify and address workplace safety risks.

Hazard-a-Guess is presented in an engaging game-show style format and presents a series of real workplace scenarios that include slips, trips and falls, manual handling, personal protective equipment and the workplace environment. The user must make the correct decision to prevent the character being fined, injured or killed, while decisions that improve safety are rewarded with virtual dollars

In New South Wales, 15 young people are injured on the job every day, and young people account for around 13 per cent of all employment injuries and occupational diseases.

This tool creates an opportunity to educate school students before they enter the workforce and encourages workers to embrace a risk prevention culture across the state's workplaces.

The program also assists employers, educators and trainers with their OHS induction responsibilities, by allowing them to track their worker or student's progress and highlight key areas where further training is required.

A stand-out feature of the tool is that employers and educators can tailor its contents by uploading photos or adding questions and tasks to suit the unique needs of their workplace.

A series of information kits have also been developed that include a CD of Hazard-a-Guess as well as work health and safety guidance material relevant to specific industries including construction, manufacturing, transport, hospitality, rural and transport.

To access Hazard-a-Guess, download free safety guidance material or order an industry safety kit, visit www.youngworkers.com.au or call 13 10 50.

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