M-DCPS and NIOSH: Partnering to Promote Life Skills for Safe and Healthy Work

May 9, 2014

Andrea Okun, Rebecca Guerin, Robin Dewey, Rachel Ullah

The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

M-DCPS and NIOSH Partnership

Integrate NIOSH Youth@Work: Talking Safety curriculum into M-DCPS 8th grade science classes

• Cristian CarranzaAdministrative DirectorDivision of Academics, Accountabilityand School Improvement

• Maria Mitchell Chief, Miami-Dade Office of Safety

To assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

Mine Safetyand Health

Administration(MSHA)

Department of Health and Human Services

(HHS)

Department of Labor(DOL)

Regulation/Enforcement/ Consultation

Occupational Safety and Health

OccupationalSafety and Health

Administration(OSHA)

Research/Recommendations

Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention

(CDC)

National Institute forOccupational Safetyand Health (NIOSH)

NIOSH Locations

Total NIOSH Staff: 1,250Washington, DCAtlanta, GACincinnati, OH Morgantown, WVPittsburgh, PA Spokane, WADenver, COAnchorage, AK

What We DoResearch and Recommendations:• Describe key safety and health issues

and their causes• Identify ways to improve worker

safety and health• Partner with industry and labor

to implement solutions.

• Epidemiology• Field Studies• Lab studies and analysis• Exposure measurement• Engineering Controls • Protective Equipment

Basic and Applied Research

Information and Guidance• Journal articles• Technical reports• Alerts on hazardous exposures

for workers • Much of our information is

web-based

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Every Day in the USA...

• 9,000 U.S. workers sustain disabling injuries

• 16 die from a work injury

• 137 die from work-related illnesses

Economic & Societal Burden (2007)

$263 Billion (total)$6 Billion (fatal injuries)$196 Billion (nonfatal injuries)$48 Billion (fatal illness)$13 Billion (nonfatal illness)

This amount exceeds the individual cost of cancer, coronary heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Leigh JP. Economic Burden of Occupational Injury and Illness in the

United States, Milbank Quarterly 2011. 89(4):728–772.

Working Youth at Higher Risk

In the United States:• A young worker is injured on the job every

minute. • Youth age 15–24 years are injured at work at

twice the rate of adults.• Job injuries for youth (up to age 19) have an

annual cost of $5 billion.

Mission Statement

Before they join the U.S. workforce for the first time, or start a new job, all workers will have the basic skills they need to stay safe at work and to contribute to a safe, healthy, and productive workplace.

Achieving our MissionPromote foundational, workplace health and safety knowledge and skills through:• Middle and high schools

– M-DCPS partnership • Youth development organizations• Temporary employment agencies• National work training programs• Community colleges

Skills for Life

Workplace health and safety knowledge and skills (risk prevention and control) help people:• Reduce risks for job-related injury and illness• Enable "a ready worker" to be skilled, safe,

and healthy

These skills are missing from the work readiness frameworks.

A Missing Life SkillHard / basic skills (the three Rs +) Soft / life / applied skills

ReadingWritingArithmeticGovernment/EconomicsScienceHumanities/ArtsForeign LanguageHistory/Geography

Critical thinking/problem solvingOral and written communicationTeamwork / collaborationDiversityIT applicationLeadershipCreativity / innovationLifelong learning /self directionProfessionalism / work ethicEthics / accountability/social responsibility Flexibility / adaptabilityAppropriate health & wellness choices→Skills to contribute to a safe and healthy workplace?

Sources: Conference Board; 21st Century Skills Framework

Eight Core Competencies1. Recognize that, while work has benefits, all

workers can be injured, become sick, or even be killed on the job. Workers need to know how workplace risks can affect their lives and their families

2. Recognize that work-related injuries and illnesses are predictable and can be prevented

Core Competencies (cont.)3. Identify hazards at work and predict how

workers can be injured or made sick 4. Recognize how to prevent injury and illness.

Describe the best ways to address workplace hazards and apply these concepts to specific workplace problems

5. Identify emergencies at work and decide on the best ways to address them

Core Competencies (cont.)6. Recognize employer and worker rights and

responsibilities that play a role in safe and healthy work

7. Find resources that help keep workers safe and healthy on the job

8. Demonstrate how workers can communicate with others—including people in authority roles—to ask questions or report problems or concerns when they feel unsafe or threatened

Safe, Skilled, and Ready

NIOSH Young Worker Curriculum

• Teaches Eight Core Competencies

• Aligned with CDC’s National Health Education Standards (NHES)

• Aligned with the Common Career Technical Core (Common Core, coming soon…)

Teaches work readiness skills to middle and high school students

• Free, fun, interactive

• 6 main, 5 supplemental lessons

• Customized for each state

What is Talking Safety?

Related Activities• Create an online assessment tool and

certificate/digital badge• Explore ways to integrate the curriculum:

--Science--Health Education--Career Technical Education (CTE) --Family and Consumer Science --Other school pathways

• Create one, 50-minute class for science teachers to deliver in June

• Receive feedback from M-DCPS Create customized, four-lesson curriculum

• Train teachers

M-DCPS/NIOSH Partnership

M-DCPS Partnership (cont.)

• Teach curriculum to 8th grade science students (May 2015)

• Measure results with assessment tool

• Issue certificates/digital badge

• Continue partnership for four years

• M-DCPS students will receive vital workplace safety and health skills

• M-DCPS and NIOSH will create a sustainable model

• Work injuries and illnesses will decline in MDC and well-being will increase

M-DCPS/NIOSH Outcomes

A Safety & Health CurriculumFor Young Workers

Florida EditionMiami-Dade County Training

May 9th, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and PreventionNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Introduction to Young Worker InjuriesPart 1

Job Safety Quiz

The law says your employer must give you a safe and healthy place to work.TrueFalse

The law limits how late you can work on a school night if you are under 16.TrueFalse

If you are 16 years old, you can drive a car on public streets as part of your job.True False

Job Safety Quiz (continued)

If you are injured on the job, your employer must pay for your medical care.

True False How often do teens get injured on the job in

the United States?One every day One

every hourOne every 9 minutes

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Why did this happen? What could have kept Jack from

being hurt? How could this injury change

Jack’s life?

Job: Fast food worker

Hazard:Greasy, slippery floors

Injury: Injured tailbone

Jack’s Story

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Why did this happen? What could have kept Terrell

from being killed?

Job: Landscape worker

Hazard:Wood chipper

Injury: Death

Terrell’s Story

Teen Worker Injury Statistics About 1.6 million U.S. teens (ages 15–17) work.

About half of 10th graders work, and three out of four of 12th graders have jobs.

Many youths are hurt on the job. On average, each year

• Nearly 60,000 workers younger than 18 go to the ER after being hurt on the job. The number of teens hurt on the job is much higher than that.

• 37 workers younger than 18 die on the job.• Young workers have twice the chance of being

hurt than adult workers. NIOSH 2010 www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/youth/chartpackage.html

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38%

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Retail trade Professionaland business

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Educationaland healthservices

Other services Finance andinsurance

Agriculture,forestry, fishing

and hunting

Manufacturing Other

Teen Worker Injury Statistics

Where Teens Are Hurt on the Job:% of total workers, aged 15–17, per industry

*Includes restaurants. These data are for injuries that require at least one day away from work. They do not include youth who work on small farms, work for government agencies, or are self-employed. Source: NIOSH / CDC 2009 (www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/youth/chartpackage.html)

Know Your Rights: Key Points

Federal and state labor laws protect teens from: Hazardous jobs. Working too long, too late, or too early.

OSHA says every employer must give workers: A safe workplace. Safety training on certain hazards (when

required). Safety equipment (when required).

By law, your employer is not allowed to punish or fire you for reporting a safety problem at work!

Know Your Responsibilities: Key Points

Know and follow all safety and health rules. Follow safe work practices. Know what to do in an emergency Report all injuries. Get first aid right away. Stay tuned in to surroundings. Be careful, don’t

take chances Avoid horseplay or risky behavior Stay sober and drug-free.

Know Your Responsibilities (cont’d)

Ask Questions: What job safety training will I get? What hazards should I expect? What are the emergency plans for this worksite? Will I need to wear safety gear? If so, how do I

use it? Who can I talk to about my health and safety

concerns? What should I do if I’m hurt on the job?

State Labor Law Bingo Game

Know Your Rights

Safe·Skilled·Ready

Thank you!Questions?

Rebecca Guerin, MA Andrea Okun, DrPHRobin Dewey, MPHRachel Ullah, MPH