Protecting Our Future: Health, Safety, and Employment Standards for Young Workers - Webinar

Join us for a free, one hour webinar hosted by Alberta Occupational Health and Safety and Employment Standards. 
Designed for young workers under 25, their parents, and employers, this session will cover essential health, safety, and employment standards information. 
Learn about: 

• Young worker rights and responsibilities 

  • Understand your rights as a young worker in Alberta, including the right to a safe workspace, fair treatment and appropriate training.  

• Employer responsibilities 

  • Gain insight into the obligations employers have to protect young workers, including providing adequate training, maintaining a safe work environment, and ensuring compliance with employment standards as well as health and safety regulations.

• Identifying workplace hazards

  • Learn how to recognize common workplace hazards that young workers might face from physical dangers to ergonomic risks. Develop these skills to assess and mitigate these hazards effectively.

• Accessing helpful resources  

  • Discover a range of resources available to support young workers, parents, and employers, including training materials, educational printouts and where to find the legislation to ensure compliance with legislative standards to enhance workplace safety.

Young workers face higher risks on the job and are more likely to be injured at work, this is a crucial opportunity to learn more about improving safety knowledge and practices when employing youth.

Tue, Sep 16 | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM MDT | Online event