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A new job is a chance for a fresh start.
I'm learning new skills and meeting new people. One of the first
things I learned when I started working here is that every job has hazards.
No matter how safe it looks. I found out that the way I can stay safe
is by knowing about anything in this workplace that could hurt me or make me sick.
Each one of us here, employers, supervisors
and workers has a role to play in safety at work.
If we all cooperate and do what's expected of us we can get
home safely at the end of the day. When I started working
I had no idea how often people got hurt or had a work related
sickness on the job. I didn't know that the number of people in Ontario
who suffer a work related illness or injury each year would fill the seats of a dozen
big hockey arenas. I didn't know
that people who are starting new jobs are 4 times more likely to get hurt
during their first month on the job then at any other time. That's because
new and young workers, often aren't told about or don't understand the hazards of the
job. Sometimes they don't know what questions to ask.
Sometimes they don't even know who to ask.