yPack: Understanding young workers

Understanding how young people think, feel and operate can make a big difference to work safety and help employers choose safety strategies that work with young people’s strengths while working around any limitations.

This is why Youthsafe has developed yPack, a series of resources for Field Officers, employers, parents and apprentices. It has been developed in partnership with the Group Training Association of NSW thanks to WorkCover NSW’s WorkCover Assist Grants Program.

To find out more about the project and the launch of yPack, click here.

New Project - Sustainable Sports Safety for Refugee Communities

Youthsafe has recently received a grant from NSW Communities: Sport & Recreation to support Culturally & Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities in safer sports practices.  Go to our project information page for more details.

Helping keep teenagers safe in the workplace

Parent factsheet available now

Youthsafe has developed a new fact sheet designed for parents to help discuss workplace safety with their teenagers.  Young workers are at a greater risk of injury due to a number of factors including inexperience, a lack of information about workplace rights and safety and being placed in work environments with limited safety procedures.  This factsheet aims to support parents to help make young people's first experiences of work safe and positive, providing a foundation for the rest of their working lives.  FREE copies of the factsheet are available by contacting the Youthsafe office, or can be downloaded by clicking here.

Talking Safety with Young Workers website now live

A self-assessment & training support tool for employers, supervisors & young workers

In partnership with the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and with support from WorkCover NSW, Youthsafe has developed Talking Safety with Young Workers, a web-based resource for employers and supervisors of young workers.  The site aims to provide a wide range of useful strategies and practical information that employers and supervisors can use to help manage, consult and communicate with young workers.

Talking Safety with Young Workers also contains information for young workers about their OHS rights and responsibilities as well as tips on staying safe at work.

www.talkingsafety.org

yRED Newsletter - latest issue out now!

To download the latest issue of yRED, Youthsafe's newsletter, click here.  To read the update mentioned in the article about Safe Celebrating, click here.

SafeClub website is now live

To help sports clubs create safer environments on and off the field,
Youthsafe has a new website as part of SafeClub, their multi award-winning
sports safety and risk management program.

By visiting www.safeclub.org.au, clubs will gain access to:
o    helpful sports safety resources such as sample documents and templates
o    links to other sports safety organisations
o    tips on how clubs can introduce sports safety to their club
o    success stories from SafeClub-trained sports clubs
o    information about the SafeClub training program
o    advice & support on specific sports safety issues