Positioning Bulletin
The OAYEC Positioning Bulletin shares OAYEC's positions, values or discussion items related to the youth employment sector, and is available the first Monday of every month.
TOPIC for April 2nd, 2007:
Hire Prospects Safety Survey - Eliminate Your Risk on the Job
Backgrounder
OAYEC participates on the Ontario Ministry of Labour Safety Roundtable. OAYEC recognizes that youth safety is an important issue which impacts our member agencies and the young people we serve. The Eliminate Your Risk on the Job Safety Survey was conducted in March by the Hire Prospects program, in partnership with Passport to Safety. The purpose of the survey was to gather youth’s experiences and opinions on safety in the workplace and share them with government decision-makers. We define safety in the workplace as having the proper tools, information and support to prevent danger and hazards from occurring at work.
Process
Through engaging in the Hire Prospects online survey process and working in partnership with our member centres, we collected 641 responses in three weeks! (Our original goal was to collect 500 responses in four weeks!) Due to this fantastic response rate from across Ontario, we wrapped up the survey a week earlier than planned.
This survey was truly successful and we thank our partners for contributing their time and energy to this project. We also would like to take this opportunity to thank the youth who participated in this process and submitted their opinions. The results of this survey are going to be documented in a report and presented to the Ministry of Labour’s safety roundtable and will be available online for review.
Workplace Injury
Among accidental deaths, the most dangerous industries in Canada are:
- fishing and trapping, with one in 900 workers losing their lives;
- mining, quarrying and oil wells come next at 1:2,100;
- logging and forestry workers die at a rate of 1:3,000;
- followed by construction at 1:5,000. Men are 30 time more likely to die on the job than women.
Eliminate Your Risk on the Job Safety Survey
According to the Eliminate Your Risk on The Job Safety Survey out of all respondents 22.2 % stated that they have been injured in their workplace. Some of the injuries listed were; severe and minor cuts, burns, blisters, fractures, back and ankle sprains, and strained muscles.
Listed below is a summary of the top four industries that the respondents are currently employed in. The industry listed other encompasses a wide range of sectors which correspond with the industry choices listed in the survey, but may not have fit into a certain identified category.
Graphical representation of the top industries in which respondents are employed in
Characteristics of Respondents
The following section outlines some of the survey findings:
Of all the respondents:
- 57.5 % of the respondents were male and 42.3 % were female.
- 33.1 % worked for a small sized employer who had a staff of 15 or less.
- 58.1% are not in school, 30.4% are in school full time, and 11.6 % are in school part time.
Graphical presentation of distribution by percentage the age of respondents
Conclusion
This month’s bulletin provides a preliminary review that is a brief synopsis of the Hire Prospects Eliminate Your Risk on the Job Safety Survey. We are currently creating a more in depth report which will be available online for public review in mid July.
This survey illustrates our power as a network to connect with hard-to-reach youth quickly and give them a voice in government.
For more information, please contact:
Soni Dasmohapatra
sdasmohapatra@oayec.org
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