CCOHS infographic lists safety tips for new workers

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has created a new online infographic containing some basic information and advice regarding new workers and safety. “New Worker Safety in Canada” is a 27.9-by-43.2-cm poster that is downloadable from the CCOHS website in PDF form and can be printed on 11×17-sized paper. Defining a “new worker” as any worker on the first month of a job, regardless of age, the infographic lists tips on workers’ rights, effective training methods, what employers can do and how new workers can protect themselves on the job. The poster also includes statistics on new workers’ risks and injuries from the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) in Toronto. All workers have between five and seven times the usual risk of injury on the first month of the job, the IWH says, while only 21 per cent of Canadian workers receive proper safety training in the first year of a new job. “New Worker Safety in Canada” is available online at http://images.ccohs.ca/products/infographics/download/newWorkers.jpg, and a plain text version is also available, at http://www.ccohs.ca/products/posters/longdesc/new-worker-safety.html.

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