WCB: Young & Vulnerable Workers

Whether they realize it or not, it is largely employers and supervisors who determine the general culture, as well as the health and safety culture of a workplace. For young and new workers, learning how to do your job well is a great first step in preventing workplace injury as, chances are, they probably haven’t thought about the different ways at work they can be injured. The reality is that what you don’t know CAN hurt you! Participants will learn about the significant influence supervisors can have on young and new workers’ safety, and how employers and supervisors might capitalize on this. In this session, participants will hear what PEI workers say about their hesitation to raise their workplace safety concerns, and what they can do to encourage workers to speak up.