Workplace Safety

Introduction

Every year teenagers are killed and/or injured on the job. It is your task to determine steps needed to protect yourself on the job. To do this, you will make a safety inspection checklist and then inspect your workplace.

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The Task

Make a safety inspection checklist that you can use to help prevent job-related injuries. To complete this task you will need to investigate and determine the rules and regulations for teenage workers.

Investigate the child labor laws and occupational safety and health regulations.
Work with supervisors and experienced workers to develop an injury and illness prevention program and checklist.
Evaluate work site safety using the checklist.
Use the rubric to evaluate checklist.

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Resources

To make your checklist use the All About OSHA booklet, Internet sites below, safety on the job in your textbook, safety regulations from your job, "Employer's guide to Teen worker Safety". You may interview your employer, an experienced worker, your parents, and/or your cooperative work coordinator for assistance.

OSHA Regulations for safety and health site.
Child Labor Law Regulations for students in Illinois.
Teenage Workers Several articles on Teenage Workers
Department of Labor Department of Labor has statistics, laws, & regulations
NIOSH Safe Jobs for Youth

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The Process

Click here to obtain safety inspection checklist. You may print a copy of the checklist or complete the information and then print the checklist. After you find the checklist and want to return to the WebQuest, click go back.
Use the resources to determine child labor law, safety and health regulations, and safety rules for your job.
Use the safety regulations from your employer and/or the information that you gained from your interviews to complete the checklist items.
Complete the checklist by inspecting the workplace and answering the yes or no boxes. List your resources at the bottom of the page.
Use the rubric to evaluate the checklist.

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Evaluation

Rubric for Safety Checklist

Criteria	5-4	3-2	1-0	Participant Evaluation
Safety Regulations	Safety regulations accurate and complete	Safety regulations accurate, but limited	Safety Regulations inaccurate and incomplete
Language	Clear, concise, correct grammar and spelling	Minor grammatical errors	Errors in grammar, needs editing
Authority	Includes reliable information from reliable sources	Includes reliable sources, but incomplete information	Sources lacking identity with incomplete and/or inaccurate information
Appearance	Legible, neat checklist	Legible checklist	Difficult to read checklist
			Total Points

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Conclusion

Congratulations! You have now completed the web quest and safety checklist. This project should help you be more aware of safety and health regulations at your job!

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This WebQuest was created by:

Linda Pranger, Cooperative Work Training
Lincoln-Way Community High School, District #210

This page was adapted from Bernie Dodge 's WebQuest_Template1.html by Tom March