Building A Safer World of Work Through Entry-level Workers' Education On Occupational Health and Safety
Keywords:
Entry-level workers, occupational health and safety, workers' education, world of work, 3-phase didactic pathways, Challenges, Housing, Insecurity, Off-campus, SustainabilityAbstract
This paper takes a cursory at student's acquisition of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) skills to prepare them for the transition from school to work. Issues concerning sustainable OHS have been well researched and articulated by scholars and professionals interested in organisational studies, environmental studies and health. Prominent among areas of interests include employers' obligations, readiness and legal issues relating to creating a safe and conducive work environment. However, this generalisation of workers leaves young and inexperienced workers vulnerable. Young graduates experiencing the transition from schooling to working constitute a large portion of the number of people injured or killed at work. This is because entry-level workers are more vulnerable to workplace and occupational hazards than their older or senior colleagues. The problem is not unattributed to entry-level workers' unfamiliarity with workplace environmental risks, their infinitesimal occupational maturity and awareness of sustainable OHS. The paper therefore, discusses a '3-phase-didactic pathway' in preparing final-year students and entry-level graduates to acquire skills and competencies enabling them to cope with risks and hazards in the world of work.References
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