Prevention of Occupational RisksPrevention of Occupational RisksOBINTCP, Canary Islands, Spain OBINTCP, Canary Islands, Spain

19 – 20 October 2010 19 – 20 October 2010

Teaching Occupational Safety and Teaching Occupational Safety and Health in Primary Schools in DenmarkHealth in Primary Schools in Denmark

Susanne Ulk, project managerSusanne Ulk, project manager

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How to improve young school How to improve young school children´s awareness of children´s awareness of

occupational health and safety occupational health and safety

AgendaAgenda

The OSH system and the BAR´s The OSH system and the BAR´s Facts School/workFacts School/work LegislationLegislation Basis for the School Project (idea, aim, Basis for the School Project (idea, aim,

methodology)methodology) The School ProjectThe School Project The actual materialsThe actual materials Conclusions and recommendationsConclusions and recommendations

The Working Environment The Working Environment Council and the BAR´sCouncil and the BAR´s

The Danish Working Environment The Danish Working Environment Council consists of representatives from Council consists of representatives from the social partners and acts as advisor for the social partners and acts as advisor for the Danish Minister for Employment the Danish Minister for Employment regarding occupational safety and healthregarding occupational safety and health

The 11 Branch Working Environment The 11 Branch Working Environment Councils consist of representatives from Councils consist of representatives from the social partners from the relevant the social partners from the relevant branches. branches.

    

The eleven BAR´sThe eleven BAR´s(Branch Working Environment (Branch Working Environment

Councils)Councils)

Schools, facts and figuresSchools, facts and figures

In Denmark there is a ten-year compulsory In Denmark there is a ten-year compulsory education 0 – 9th classeducation 0 – 9th class

10th form is an offer to pupils who have 10th form is an offer to pupils who have completed the compulsory educationcompleted the compulsory education

There are 2300 basic schools - 2/3 of them There are 2300 basic schools - 2/3 of them municipal,1/3 private) municipal,1/3 private)

700.000 pupils700.000 pupils 60.000 teachers60.000 teachers

Work, facts and figuresWork, facts and figures

There are approximately 200.000 There are approximately 200.000 youngsters in Denmarkyoungsters in Denmark

44% of them are working, most of them in 44% of them are working, most of them in spare time jobs spare time jobs

Young people are injured twice as much as Young people are injured twice as much as older peopleolder people

School Legislation in DenmarkSchool Legislation in Denmark

Teaching Safety and Health has gained a Teaching Safety and Health has gained a high priority in legislation and curriculumhigh priority in legislation and curriculum

Teaching of Safety and Health is Teaching of Safety and Health is incorporated in a number of primary school incorporated in a number of primary school subjectssubjects

Safety and Health training is mandatory for Safety and Health training is mandatory for all school gradesall school grades

We operate with two sets of Safety and We operate with two sets of Safety and HealthHealth

1) Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) 1) Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)

2) Educational Safety and Health (ESH) 2) Educational Safety and Health (ESH)

Basis for The School Project Basis for The School Project

is the Government´s Action Programme, is the Government´s Action Programme, which recommends thatwhich recommends that

basic attitudes and knowledge in relation to basic attitudes and knowledge in relation to safety and health should be provided by safety and health should be provided by schoolsschools

pupils must be able to make a positive pupils must be able to make a positive contribution to their own health and safetycontribution to their own health and safety

and to that of their colleaguesand to that of their colleagues

The Aim is The Aim is

strengthening safety and health trainingstrengthening safety and health training

mainstreaming the training into general mainstreaming the training into general teaching in primary and secondary schoolsteaching in primary and secondary schools

The Idea is that The Idea is that

good safety and health attitudes and habits good safety and health attitudes and habits

should be developed in school should be developed in school

it is important to encourage children to take it is important to encourage children to take

a constructive part in safety and health a constructive part in safety and health work at an early stage of their school work at an early stage of their school careerscareers

The MethodologyThe Methodology

The School Project incorporates and The School Project incorporates and encourages project-workencourages project-work

   It is a methodology where pupils actively It is a methodology where pupils actively

and purposefully and purposefully – – investigate their environmentinvestigate their environment – – form concepts and ideas about itform concepts and ideas about it – – try to understand ittry to understand it – – form opinions about itform opinions about it – – take action on ittake action on it

The actual initiatives and The actual initiatives and materialsmaterials

The Ar & Mi concept and The Ar & Mi concept and www.armi.dk Customised coursesCustomised courses The ”New Kids on the Job” concept and The ”New Kids on the Job” concept and

www.nyijob.dk The web site The web site www.ungmedjob.dk and the and the

newsletter for OSH teachers newsletter for OSH teachers

The Ar & Mi projectThe Ar & Mi project

Ar & Mi, the two OSH trollsAr & Mi, the two OSH trolls Ar & Mi´s home pageAr & Mi´s home page Ar & Mi at schoolAr & Mi at school The Ar & Mi board gameThe Ar & Mi board game Three new stories about Ar & MiThree new stories about Ar & Mi

Ar & MiAr & Mi

The Ar & Mi home page The Ar & Mi home page www.armi.dk

Ar & Mi at school Ar & Mi at school (the materials packet) (the materials packet)

The Ar & Mi board gameThe Ar & Mi board game

Three new stories Three new stories about Ar & Miabout Ar & Mi

Customised coursesCustomised courses

Courses for teachers to learn how to teach Courses for teachers to learn how to teach OSH in generalOSH in general

Courses for teachers to learn how to use Courses for teachers to learn how to use the Ar & Mi materialsthe Ar & Mi materials

A project day with OSH for a whole schoolA project day with OSH for a whole school OSH as a topic for a specific school year OSH as a topic for a specific school year

group group

From a course for teachersFrom a course for teachers

From a course for From a course for school counsellorsschool counsellors

OSH Course for 8th grade OSH Course for 8th grade

www.nyijob.dk (”New kids on the job” / (”New kids on the job” /

”Job starters”)”Job starters”)

The multi media materialsThe multi media materials

8 documentary cases published 8 documentary cases published in a pupil´s book in a pupil´s book

4 films: Coffee and Camels, 4 films: Coffee and Camels, Cows and Cranes, Structure Cows and Cranes, Structure and Ward round and Cutting and Ward round and Cutting (hair) and Kilometres(hair) and Kilometres

Poster Poster www.dr.dk/nyijob - teacher´s - teacher´s

web guide web guide

From the film From the film ”Coffee and camels” ”Coffee and camels”

From the film: From the film: Cows and cranesCows and cranes

www.ungmedjob.dk(ungmedjob = young worker)(ungmedjob = young worker)

The area for teachers The area for teachers

The Minister for Education The Minister for Education launches the web portal (april launches the web portal (april

2009)2009)

E-based newsletter E-based newsletter for OSH teachers for OSH teachers

Newsletter 3, April 2010, articles:Newsletter 3, April 2010, articles: Ar & Mi and their new home page!Ar & Mi and their new home page! Teaching OSH at vocational school level – Teaching OSH at vocational school level –

an example from an Agricultural Schoolan example from an Agricultural School ””Spænd hjelmen” (”Strap the safety Spænd hjelmen” (”Strap the safety

helmet”) – a report about young people and helmet”) – a report about young people and their attitude to risks and safety and healththeir attitude to risks and safety and health

From a workshop about implementation of From a workshop about implementation of teaching OSH in health care sector schoolsteaching OSH in health care sector schools

Conclusions and Conclusions and recommendationsrecommendations

Demands for OSH in legislation Demands for OSH in legislation and curriculumand curriculum

A coherent strategyA coherent strategy Motivated teachersMotivated teachers Dedicated core personsDedicated core persons Inspiring and exellent teaching Inspiring and exellent teaching

materials, not too expensive materials, not too expensive

And the most important…And the most important…

Involvement of pupils, parents, Involvement of pupils, parents, teachers, school managers, teachers, school managers, representatives from the social representatives from the social partners and local authoritiespartners and local authorities

Co-operation between OSH Co-operation between OSH professionals and educational professionals and educational professionalsprofessionals

At last - the last slide…At last - the last slide…

Any questions?Any questions?

Thank you for your attention Thank you for your attention