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SAFETY IN SCHOOLS

FOUNDATION OF CANADA

EMPOWERING TOMORROWS WORKFORCE, TODAY

Safety in in the News

WHAT IS SAFETY IN SCHOOLS?

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All at no cost to schools, parents or students.

FOUNDED BY

Co Comply lyWorks and Gemin ini SWIFT FT Learnin ing to address the high rate of injuries suffered by young workers in Canada. COMPLYWORKS

provides the platform and program support (Admin.,

Finance, IT, Graphic Design, Corporate Governance, etc.)

GEMINI SWIFT LEARNING

provides the

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courses, LMS and technical support.

PROGRAM SPONSORS OUR PARTNERS

TC TC Energy (formerly TransCanada Pipelines) has been

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signing on to another three years of funding to keep Safety in Schools growing.

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crucial to the operation of our online program.

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SAFETY & RESPECT LIBRARY IN-KIND PROJECT SUPPORTERS

CREATIVE SENTENCING PROJECT PARTNERS INNOVATION & ENGAGEMENT GRANT PARTNERS PROVINCIAL EXPANSION PARTNERS

YOUNG WORKER VULNERABILITY Worker vulnerability to OHS risks can be measured along 4 dimensions1

• 1. Workplace Hazards

(what they are exposed to and how frequently)

• 2. Workplace Policies and Procedures

(what is in place to keep them safe)

• 3. OHS Awareness

(the hazards they face and the responsibilities of workplace parties)

• 4. Participation in OHS

(ability to ask questions about and participate in health and safety at work)

WHY SAFETY IN SCHOOLS?

Haz Hazards Polic

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ies & Procedures Awareness Par artic icip ipatio ion

30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000 50,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

LTI Frequency Rate* (Canada)

15-24 25-44 45+ All 35,000 40,000 45,000 50,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

LTI Frequency Rate* (Canada)

15-24 25-44 45+ All

• 1. Institute for Work and Health, Developing a Framework for Understanding and Measuring OHS Vulnerability, 2016.

*([Accepted Lost-Time Injuries] x 1,000,000) / (Total Person Hours)

YOUNG WORKER VULNERABILITY Young workers are particularly vulnerable because:

• 1. They are inexperienced
• 2. Their risk management skills are still developing

EMPOWERING YOUNG WORKERS Safety in Schools ensures that young people first enter the workforce with:

WHY SAFETY IN SCHOOLS?

Ris Risk Man anag agement

• A basic understanding of OHS concepts/terminology,

which makes it easier for them to learn and participate from Day One on the job

• Awareness of the real-life consequences of unsafe

work, making them more likely to take the training

• ffered at work seriously
• The understanding that Health and Safety is central to

the work they do, rather than secondary or separate

• Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP),
• Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists (CRBOH), and
• American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH).

OUR COURSES

The University of Calgary Continuing Education awards up to 30 hours of credit towards certain Health, Safety and Environment Certificates. The courses available through our SWIFT Learning Library qualify for Certification Maintenance and Registration Program Points:

BENEFITS

TEACHERS:

• Confidence that the material

presented to students is valid, industry-recognized and up to date

• Curriculum aligned solution

for Work Experience, RAP, CTS and CALM

At an interview for a good paying summer job, the interviewer said one of the reasons I was selected was the safety courses on my resume. When she offered me the job, she said the safety courses made me the top candidate. – Grady, Studying Engineering at the University of Alberta The Safety in Schools program has engaged my students very positively because it is so user-friendly. Students with a variety of learning styles have all attained their competency certificates with little difficulty.

• Liza Bennett, Off-Campus Educator at Western Canada High School

COMPANY/INDUSTRY:

• Brand recognition with emerging

workforce

• Instill safety and respect in the

workplace

• Reduce injuries/fatalities and lost

time costs STUDENTS:

• Work at their own pace
• Receive industry-recognized

credentials

• Become a better prepared new hire
• Competitive advantage over other

candidates

• Better employment opportunity as a

result

2010 – 2011

• Feasibility Study: funded by NAIT and Alberta Innovates (2010)
• Pilot Program: one teacher and seven students at Western Canada High

School (2011)

2012 – 2013

• Transition Report and recommendations from external consultant
• First industry sponsorships attained
• Program offered in 80 schools by end of school year

THE EARLYYEARS

2014 – 2015

• Program offered in 200 schools

by end of school year

• First Creative Sentencing

Project completed

• Second CS Project awarded

2013 – 2014

• Program offered in 150+ schools by end of school year
• First Creative Sentencing Project awarded

51 80 153 200 215 242 280 321

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 AB SK Other (BC & MB) Schools

YEAR IN REVIEW

15% INCREASE IN SCHOOLS REGISTERED

─ 8% increase in Alberta ─ 82% increase in Saskatchewan June 20 2018 18 June 20 2019 19 Inc ncrease % Increase Sch Schools s Regi egistered 280 280 321 321 41 41 15% 15%

Alberta

255 274 19 8%

Saskatchewan

22 40 18 82%

Other Provinces

7 7 0% Course ses Mas astered 71 71,68 ,685 89 89,17 ,175 17 17,49 ,490 24% 24%

Alberta

70,490 87,696 17,206 24%

Saskatchewan

840 1,333 493 59%

Other Provinces

146 146 0%

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20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

201 013 201 014 201 015 201 016 201 017 201 018 201 019 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 201 012 201 013 201 014 201 015 201 016 201 017 201 018 201 019 AB SK BC MB

24% INCREASE IN COURSES MASTERED

─ 24% increase in Alberta ─ 59% increase in Saskatchewan

(JUNE 2018-JUNE 2019)

10 20 30 40 50 1

Schools Registered (SK)

June 2017 June 2018 June 2019

SASKATCHEWAN PROGRAM

HISTORY

Dec December 20 2016 16

• Approached by Service Hospitality (then,

SHSA) about offering program in SK June 20 2017 17

• Pilot launched with 4 SK courses available

in 1 pilot district (Regina Catholic SSD).

• SK courses made available to 3 schools

already using AB courses

• Avery Outreach School, Lloydminster

Comprehensive High School (LCHS) and Carpenter High.

Ju June 2018

• 16 schools in 5 school districts
• 230+ courses mastered by students in

pilot schools.

• 480+ mastered by students in existing SK
• schools. (not including LCHS, which serves

both AB and SK content).

2018-2019 GROWTH

Fall all 20 2018 18

• 6 courses added to SK library (10 total)
• 3 schools added in September
• 2 schools added in October
• 1 school in new district added in Nov.

(Regina Public SD) Jan January 2019

• 2 schools added
• SK courses are now available in 30 schools

across 6 school districts. June 20 2019 19

• 1,330+ courses mastered by SK students

to date (incl. Avery Outreach and Carpenter HS).

• Students at LCHS have mastered more

than 2,800 AB and SK courses since 2015.

117 582 840 1,333

Courses Mastered (SK)

June 2016 June 2017 June 2018 June 2019

CREATIVE SENTENCING

• Rooted in Restorative Justice:
• Emphasizes repairing harm rather than simply

punishing criminal or quasi-criminal offenses.

• Gives survivors/families some control over their

experiences and can be an important part of the healing process.

• Employers involved in serious workplace injuries

and fatalities are often deeply affected and value the opportunity to create positive change.

• Typically addresses causal factors through prevention

and awareness activities funded by the offender.

• Ideally, projects address a gap in the industry and link

the nature of the offence and geographic region.

• From 2014-2018, out of 87 OHS convictions in AB, 24

included Creative Sentencing.

• May be considered by a judge when a party is found

guilty or pleads guilty to an OHS infraction.

• Crown and Defense bring forward

recommendations for consideration during a hearing.

• Judge then decides if a Creative Sentence is

appropriate and if the proposed ideas are suitable.

• Completed 6 Creative Sentencing projects to date.
• Work directly with Alberta OHS and industry

associations to elevate and improve Creative Sentencing program in AB.

• Directly involve survivors, families, and employers

convicted of OHS infractions in projects.

• Employers share breakdowns of how the event

unfolded, how it impacted their business and workers, and what steps they have taken to prevent similar incidents.

WHAT IS CREATIVE SENTENCING? HOW IS SAFETY IN SCHOOLS INVOLVED?

CREATIVE SENTENCING PROJECTS TO DATE

2014 2014

Awarded: Life Lessons Learning the Hard Way

2015 2015

Completed: Awarded: Awarded: Life Lessons – Learning the Hard Way That’s Got to Hurt! Lessons from the Workplace Heavy Machinery – It Always Wins

2016 2016

Completed: That’s Got to Hurt! Lessons from the Workplace

2017 2017

Ac Accepted: Awarded: Completed: : Awarded: Completed: Tragedy at the Quarry (Joint Proposal with ACSA, ASGA & ARHCA) Introduction to Automotive Shop Safety (Joint Project with AMTA) Heavy Machinery – It Always Wins Propane and Natural Gas Safety at Home (Joint Project with ACSA) Introduction to Automotive Shop Safety

2018 2018

Completed: Propane and Natural Gas Safety at Home

2019 2019

Co Completed: Proposed: Tragedy at the Quarry Who is Responsible? (with ACSA, title TBC)

➢ Joined by Joanne Tally (ACSA) – overview of the legislation that is in place to protect young workers ➢ Since 2014, over the course of 7 school speaking tours, we have: ✓ Visited more than 65 schools across 31 communities in Alberta and now BC;

SCHOOL SPEAKINGTOUR (APR 29 – MAY 3, 2019)

➢ 640+ students at 10 schools across a 36,571 km² geographical area. ➢ Split between two keynote speakers: ❖ Kelly Pack ack: completed his first 6 school speaking engagements with Safety in Schools. ❖ Dan Daniel Sh Shoemaker: : completed 26 school speaking engagements with Safety in Schools prior to this tour and spoke at 4 more schools on May 2 and 3, 2019. ✓ Reached more than 9,200 students directly with in-person presentations from survivors of workplace injuries; and, ✓ Given three different survivors of workplace injuries a platform to share their stories and make a difference in the lives of young people just beginning their working lives.

WHAT’S NEXT?

“WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?” PROPOSAL

• In partnership with the Alberta Construction Safety Association
• Online, interactive program that focuses on how responsibility

for workplace health and safety is shared between different roles and how those responsibilities intersect and align.

• Organizes responsibilities within “Internal Responsibility System

(IRS)” (employer, supervisor, worker, etc.) and breaks down the responsibilities for each role and how each responsibility fits into the overall system.

• Current proposal is to develop the framework as well as the

first module: Supervisors.

• Further modules will be added over time.

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS – GRADE 8

• Program developed by Service Hospitality (SK)
• Current program is delivered as a classroom presentation and

activities

• Existing content to be redeveloped as an online, interactive

course

OURVALUE

INDUSTRY-LED SOLUTION

• Governments are mandating that workers receive appropriate

safety training, while industry standards also continue to evolve

• Too many injuries and fatalities still happen at work in Canada –

especially to young workers

• Education is evolving – teacher led, eLearning, gamification,

VR/AR & other disrupting technologies are here, and Safety in Schools is well positioned to move workplace safety training forward

• We use emotional and pragmatic approaches to promote

safety as an integral part of every job to our emerging workforce

• More than 300 schools have received approximately $2.8 MM

retail value of eLearning courses across 4 provinces

• In 2019, we are poised to reach 100,000 certificates mastered

by students!

Thanks to our Founders and Sponsors, we are making a positive difference!