Printable Document Available for Download How I would ensure that students develop and adopt safe working practices in practical areas of schools?
Work Health and Safety (WHS) is the responsibility of everyone, this includes the students (Wright, R 2015) and is particularly evident in the setting of a Home Economics kitchen. This is why developing safe work practice in students is essential in these practical areas of schools. Safe work practices not only keep myself as a teacher safe but also the students in my care safe and harm free (Marple, P 2015 &Allwright, L 2015)). The impacts of not having a safe work practice developed in students is detrimental to the safety and wellbeing of all, as there could be physical and mental injury as a result of unsafe practices being employed or even bullying and harassment (Wright, R 2015). For a safe work practice to be developed students need to be involved and want to adapt the practice themselves. This should be completed using a whole school approach and from the very start of the subject (Commonwealth of Australia, DEWR 2006), so it becomes ingrained in the students and staff and is the norm. |