Students & Interns
New and Young Worker Safety for Supervisors
This web book is viewable online from a desktop computer or mobile device. It focuses on the training and supervisory need of new and young workers.
Young Workers – Employee Rights
Each and every worker in Canada has three rights: The Right to Know The Right to Participate The Right to Refuse Dangerous Work
Young Workers – Rules To Work By
Follow these eight basic rules for working safely and you'll be off to a safe and healthy start.
Young Workers
New to the Working World? Get the information and tools you need to venture into the work world on a safe footing.
Useful Tips for Young Workers to Address Workplace Safety Concerns
This WorkSafeBC brochure provides young and new workers with useful tips on addressing concerns about safety in the workplace.
Tools for Training Young and New Workers
WorkSafeBC has developed these tools for employers to meet regulatory requirements for new and young worker orientation and training.
Orientation and Training for Young and New Workers are Essential
More than half of workplace accidents involving young and new workers occur during their first six months on the job. Providing effective orientation and training is the best way to prevent accidents. As an employer, you are responsible for ensuring that your workers are prepared for the job before they start working.
Young and New Worker Programs: WorkSafeBC Video Profiles
This series of videos highlights best practices for new and young worker training. There are video profiles for 13 B.C. companies.
Support for Employers: Training and Orientation for Young and New Workers
This infosheet includes definitions, guidelines, and checklists to help ensure you are meeting your requirements for training and orienting young and new workers.
Top 7 Dangers for Young Workers
This WorkSafeBC web page shows the top seven potential dangers for young and new workers, including risks that occur in tourism and hospitality. For each danger, there is a list of prevention resources, including videos, information sheets, posters, and other web pages.