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Career Safety Education benefits from major restructuring effort Regina, SK - Led by new statistical indicators which inspired expert-driven developments, Career Safety Education (CSE), the series of free online training programs aimed at reducing common workplace injuries, saw major expansion and improvements implemented in early 2023. In addition to technology infrastructure changes, which necessitated significant updates to the CSE website, learning management systems, and internal administrative processes, new programs were added and the target audience for participation was expanded. No longer aimed only at youth ages 14 to 21, Career Safety Education is now available via a new streamlined single-sign-on (SSO) platform to new workers of all ages across Saskatchewan, a change brought about by statistical indicators. CSE also expanded to include two new foundation-building programs (New Worker Readiness; Mental Health Wellness Resiliency), as well as the universally applicable Hearing Protection training. The Industry Course list was also expanded to include the newly developed Retail Safety Training and Safe Trailering programs. New Worker Readiness: Applicable to all new workers, this program was developed to help new workers understand employment in Saskatchewan by providing knowledge of their legal rights, workplace responsibilities, and information on workplace health and safety, while also serving as an introduction to hazard recognition and risk assessment. Mental Health Wellness Resiliency: This program examines the perspectives of different people who have found ways to focus on healing that ultimately build resiliency. It is an introduction to a broad topic, to start participant's minds on a journey of understanding what it means to be healthy. Retail Safety Training: The retail industry in Canada is one of the largest employment sectors in the country, and retailers are often a young or new worker's first job in Saskatchewan. This training provides the necessary information to help retail workers make safe choices. Safe Trailering: This program covers topics such as selecting the right trailer, load distribution, weight requirements, completing walk-around inspections, learning various types of hitch receivers and light adaptors, and general best practices when pulling a trailer and maneuvering around roadways. It is a great resource for those who plan to pull a recreational trailer or utility trailer, or for workplaces that have employees towing small utility trailers. For youth prior to their entry into the workforce, new workers starting in a new job or industry, or new Canadians just having moved to Saskatchewan, Career Safety Education results in the development of a workforce with an increased knowledge of hazards and a better understanding of how to manage risks. The Council and its free programs are supported by the following multi-year organizational sponsors: CAA Saskatchewan; Heavy Construction Safety Association of Saskatchewan; K + S Potash; Meridian Surveys; Saskatchewan Association for Safe Workplaces in Health; Saskatchewan Common Ground Alliance; Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association SaskEnergy; and WorkSafe Saskatchewan. Access Career Safety Education here: https://www.sasksafety.org/career-safety-education.html Media inquiries: Rory McCusker New Media Specialist Saskatchewan Safety Council 445 Hoffer Drive, Regina, SK, S4N 6E2 Phone: 306.757.2983, Cell: 306.596.4312 Email: rmccusker@sasksafety.org Website - YouTube - Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn Creating a Province of Safety Excellence!
Career Safety Education benefits from major restructuring effort
Regina, SK - Led by new statistical indicators which inspired expert-driven developments, Career Safety Education (CSE), the series of free online training programs aimed at reducing common workplace injuries, saw major expansion and improvements implemented in early 2023.
In addition to technology infrastructure changes, which necessitated significant updates to the CSE website, learning management systems, and internal administrative processes, new programs were added and the target audience for participation was expanded.
No longer aimed only at youth ages 14 to 21, Career Safety Education is now available via a new streamlined single-sign-on (SSO) platform to new workers of all ages across Saskatchewan, a change brought about by statistical indicators.
CSE also expanded to include two new foundation-building programs (New Worker Readiness; Mental Health Wellness Resiliency), as well as the universally applicable Hearing Protection training. The Industry Course list was also expanded to include the newly developed Retail Safety Training and Safe Trailering programs.
New Worker Readiness: Applicable to all new workers, this program was developed to help new workers understand employment in Saskatchewan by providing knowledge of their legal rights, workplace responsibilities, and information on workplace health and safety, while also serving as an introduction to hazard recognition and risk assessment.
Mental Health Wellness Resiliency: This program examines the perspectives of different people who have found ways to focus on healing that ultimately build resiliency. It is an introduction to a broad topic, to start participant's minds on a journey of understanding what it means to be healthy.
Retail Safety Training: The retail industry in Canada is one of the largest employment sectors in the country, and retailers are often a young or new worker's first job in Saskatchewan. This training provides the necessary information to help retail workers make safe choices.
Safe Trailering: This program covers topics such as selecting the right trailer, load distribution, weight requirements, completing walk-around inspections, learning various types of hitch receivers and light adaptors, and general best practices when pulling a trailer and maneuvering around roadways. It is a great resource for those who plan to pull a recreational trailer or utility trailer, or for workplaces that have employees towing small utility trailers.
For youth prior to their entry into the workforce, new workers starting in a new job or industry, or new Canadians just having moved to Saskatchewan, Career Safety Education results in the development of a workforce with an increased knowledge of hazards and a better understanding of how to manage risks.
The Council and its free programs are supported by the following multi-year organizational sponsors: CAA Saskatchewan; Heavy Construction Safety Association of Saskatchewan; K + S Potash; Meridian Surveys; Saskatchewan Association for Safe Workplaces in Health; Saskatchewan Common Ground Alliance; Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association SaskEnergy; and WorkSafe Saskatchewan.
Access Career Safety Education here: https://www.sasksafety.org/career-safety-education.html
Media inquiries:
Rory McCusker New Media Specialist Saskatchewan Safety Council 445 Hoffer Drive, Regina, SK, S4N 6E2 Phone: 306.757.2983, Cell: 306.596.4312
Email: rmccusker@sasksafety.org Website - YouTube - Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn
Creating a Province of Safety Excellence!