Resources for Cooperative Education and Other Forms of ...

1 Resources for Cooperative Education and Other Forms of Experiential Learning Health and Safety Resources for Ontario Teachers Health and Safety resource to Support Teachers Involved in Cooperative Education , the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program And Other Forms of Experiential Learning The Ministry of Education policy document, Cooperative Education and Other Forms of Experiential Learning, 2000, emphasizes the importance of healthy and safe placements for Ontario students in Cooperative Education , Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Programs, and Other Forms of Experiential Learning.

2 Further, it stresses providing classroom safety instruction to students and sets out eight learning expectations that students must demonstrate in relation to this topic. This revised Live Safe! Work Smart! resource will help teachers deliver the required health and safety learning expectations, as well as meet policy requirements around placement assessment. It has suggestions on how to conduct a workplace health and safety placement assessment and it provides classroom safety lessons and student activities related to curriculum expectations in the Ministry of Education Cooperative Education policy.

3 The resource follows the natural delivery of a Cooperative Education course. So as you walk through the document, you will find the relevant information that will assist you in delivering the health and safety co-op curriculum in phases of the program: Establishing the Placement Pre-placement Instruction Placement Preparation Integration It also includes important information such as legislation setting out minimum age requirements for youth to be in a workplace and requirements for reporting serious and fatal injuries to the Ministry of Labour.

4 The attention you, as teachers, give to classroom safety lessons and assessing the placement for health and safety will not only help prevent injuries while students are with you, but also help prepare them for an injury- free, productive working life. And so thank you- Ontario's Cooperative Education teachers- for providing your students with the critical health and safety knowledge and skills that will prevent injuries and save lives! Note: This resource is available for download on the Ministry of Labour's website.

5 Resources for Cooperative Education and Other Forms of Experiential Learning ISBN 978-1-4249-6593-9 (Print). ISBN 978-1-4249-6594-6 (PDF). Queen's Printer for Ontario, 2008. This document has no legal effect and does not constitute and is not a substitute for legal advice. If you require specific assistance with respect to the interpretation of a legislative provision and its potential application to you, please contact your legal counsel. Contents Section 1: Polices and Legislation Affecting Placements Introduction.

6 3. Ministry of Education 's Cooperative Education Policy .3. Ministry of Education PPM 76A ..5. Ministry of Labour Legislation Affecting Placements ..6. - Reporting of Critical and Fatal injuries ..6. - Employment Standards Act: application to students in work experience programs .7. - Minimum Age Requirements 7. Section 2: Establishing the Placement Introduction ..11. Who to Talk to in the Workplace ..11. Employer or Employer Representative at the Workplace ..12. Placement supervisor ..12. Worker from the Health and Safety Committee/Worker Representative.

7 13. Placement Assessment ..14. Seven-Step Health and Safety Assessment Process ..15. Ministry of Labour Enforcement when Students are in the Workplace ..20. OCEA Placement Assessment Form 21. Section 3: Pre-Placement Instruction: Delivering Safety Lessons Introduction ..25. Overall Health and Safety Education and Awareness of Workplace Safety Issues .. 26. Specific Health and Safety Learning Expectations ..27. Section 4: Placement Preparation: Before They Go Out the Door Introduction ..31. Student Information ..31.

8 Parent Information ..33. Placement Activity: Student Report ..34. Section 5: In-school Integration Sessions -1- Introduction ..37. Guest Speaker Activity ..38. Section 6: Classroom Activities Introduction ..39. Inspection!..39. Spot the Hazard ..40. Great Ad!..40. Puzzles to Reinforce Workplace Safety Vocabulary ..41. WHMIS Jigsaw ..42. Safety Gear ..42. Exploring Worker Safety Issues: Different Types of Work Arrangements ..43. Charades ..43. Class Discussion on Workplace Rights and Responsibilities ..44. Fire Extinguishers and Carbon Monoxide Detectors.

9 45. Safety BINGO!..46. Making Safety Top of Mind Literally!..48. Interactive Safety Quiz Game .. 48. Case Studies Make Things Right!..49. Safety Primers (6 different topics) ..51. Tests and Quizzes WHMIS test Three Levels ..58. What are my responsibilities at work? quiz ..58. HS101 quiz ..58. WorkSmartOntario web site scavenger hunt quizzes ..59. Passport to Safety tests ..59. Videos Passport to Safety ..60. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board ..60. Worker's Compensation Board: British Columbia .. 61. Video-based Classroom Activities: 7 Things You'd Better Know video.

10 61. Section 7: Resources Suitable for Cooperative Education Introduction .63. Sector-Specific Resources ..64. -2- Section 1 Policies and Legislation Affecting Placements Policies and Legislation Affecting Placements Introduction In this section you will find an extract from the Ministry of Education 's Cooperative Education curriculum document that deals specifically with Ministry of Education policy requirements around health and safety, both in the classroom and at the placement. Also included is an extract from the Ministry of Education 's PPM 76A that outlines procedures to ensure the provision of Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) coverage for students who are at least fourteen years of age on placements of more than one day, along with information on Ministry of Education requirements for reporting of critical injuries and fatalities.