Education online
Education online
Learning via Internet
Using the internet for all kinds of activities has become normal - especially, but not only, for younger people. So using the net for educational purposes is a good way to reach employees, young workers, students, pupils, apprentices and children.
There are different kinds of e-learning platforms, online courses and interactive websites dealing with occupational safety and health, and we want to promote them here.
This list makes no claim to be complete, and we will work on it continuously. For each project you will find a short description and a direct link leading to the website.
Fight the risk
Germany
Campaign for accident prevention, risk prevention and road safety, especially safe driving and transport within plants and on the public highway.
The target groups of the campaign are in the first instance the 70 million insured individuals and 3.6 million businesses and institutions who are members of the German statutory accident insurance system. In particular, employers, management staff and individuals responsible for prevention tasks are to be reached. Other particular target groups, such as professional drivers, drivers of emergency vehicles, persons carrying out transport tasks within plants, etc., are however also to be targeted.
The website contains videos, interactive puzzles and special e-cards dealing with the topic that can be send to friends and colleagues online.
Web link:
www.risiko-raus.de
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VISIONARY project
Denmark, Finland, Germany, Portugal and the United Kingdom
VISIONARY is a European collaborative project on school bullying and violence (SBV), addressing teachers, parents, professionals, pupils and others interested in the topic. The web portal aims to help all who search for background information on SBV, project descriptions, good practice, materials and other resources on SBV in the Internet. It also wants to support all who are interested in exchanging ideas and experiences with others on an International level. The main sections of the website are available in English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Danish and Finnish.
Resulting from the VISTOP project funded by the Socrates/Comenius 2.1 programme of the European Commission, the website offers three online courses on school bullying and violence for teachers, parents and policy makers.
Web link:
www.bullying-in-school.info
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Molli und Walli Germany
An interactive website for kids, containing quizzes, puzzles, a Jum 'n' Run game and much information about road safety for children. The website was set up and is hosted by the German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the public sector in Hesse.
Web link:
www.molli-und-walli.de
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Beiki
Germany
Beiki is an interactive web platform and e-learning website for children, young people and teachers. It gives information and provides several lessons and quizzes concering biking, traffic rules, dangers of biking and accident prevention. There are six different learning stations: where to use a bike, starting good, together in the traffic, bikes and environment, being mobile and history of biking. An interactive obstacle course pc game shows dangers for bikers in a funny way.
Web link:
www.molli-und-walli.de
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Safe School/Safe Kindergarten
Germany
On this website of the Accident Insurance North Rhine-Westphalia, children, pupils and other visitors can click through a unique virtual model of a school or a kindergarten. Users can find out a lot about safety, risks and technical details.
Web links:
Safe School
Safe Kindergarten
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Teen Safety and Risk
UK
RoSPA is developing a youth network for teenagers aged 14-19 who want to learn more about how to keep themselves safe, want to campaign on issues of safety, want to raise awareness about potential risks amongst their peers, have been affected by accidents or are interested in careers in a safety-related profession or a job where safety will be important.
The young people can communicate in a Facebook group to share information and experiences.
Web link:
www.teensafetyandrisk.com
+ + + + + +
Picnic-Basket For The Prevention Of Stress Attacks
Germany
The BGN (Statutory Accident Insurance for the food and restaurant business) Germany offers an interactive Website called "The Picnic Basket" with different interactive offers, e.g: interactive online tests, a shop, links, a download- section for posters and brochures and the radio play “The emotional parachute”.
Web link:
www.gastronomie-stress.de
+ + + + + +
Young People at Work
UK
This is a website by Health and Safety Executive HSE, especially for young people at work, providing lots of information, work experience, help with risk assessment or legal questions.
Lots of resources can be accessed on this platform, even an audio podcast "Young people at work", where experts talk about health and safety.
Web link:
www.hse.gov.uk
Podcast:
www.hse.gov.uk/podcasts
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paedimed
Germany
In the scope of this project by the University Hospital of Heidelberg, Department of Clinical Social Medicine, a web-based learning environment for schools has been developed. This learning environment called "In touch with health" puts a focus on the subjects of skin / skin diseases and sexuality / sexually transmittable diseases. It is designed for teenagers and multipliers and is available in German, English, Italian and Romanian.
Web link:
e-learning.paedimed.org
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ELWHP WHP Training
Romania
WHP Training is the E- Learning platform of the ELWHP project E-Learning in Workplace Health Promotion. ELWHP is a “healthy” project which aims to provide professionals involved in health at work, with a blended (face to face training & e-learning) training course on WHP. The ELWHP website provides courses, bibliography, information, methods and training for OSH specialists (mainly occupational health practitioners and public health experts) and other professionals so as to enable them to develop workplace health promotion initiatives for companies they are working within.
Web link:
www.whp-training.eu
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Wiseup2work
UK
This is a project of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
IOSH and the Health and Safety Executive HSE, linked to UK qualification organized by British Safety Council (BSC). The course and qualification aims to provide Year 10 students with a basic understanding of health and safety in the workplace, so that they understand hazards, and what to expect of their employer.
Teaching materials to support the qualification have been produced by IOSH and will be free to schools and colleges. The materials will be accessible for students to work online and have been piloted in schools in England to ensure they meet the needs of teachers and students.
Web link:
www.wiseup2work.co.uk
+ + + + + +
Napo
Austria, Germany, UK, France, Italy, Switzerland
Napo is an original idea conceived by a small group of OSH communications professionals in response to the need for high quality information products to break down national boundaries and address the diverse cultures, languages and practical needs of people at work. Each film is co-produced by a number of European Institutions. The Film Consortium - HSE (UK); DGUV (Germany); INAIL (Italy); INRS (France); SUVA (Switzerland); and, AUVA (Austria) - emerged from the European Year of Safety and Health 1992/3, and the European Film Festival held in Thessaloniki in 1992.
Web link:
www.napofilm.net
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Safestart
Belgium
SAFESTART is a project staged by Preventie & Interim as part of the European Leonardo Da Vinci programme. It is a European partnership which aims to enhance work floor safety through the development of a user-friendly e-Learning training course, enabling users to prepare at their own pace for the exam in order to obtain the B-VCA certificate that is mandatory in some European countries.
Web link:
www.safestart.eu
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Volle Puste - Full Breath
Germany
"Volle Puste" (Full Breath) is a project by the Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine at the Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich. It is supported by the Initiative for New Quality at Work (INQA) in Germany. The project is supposed to raise awareness of the role of respiratory and skin diseases when choosing a profession.
Four E- Learning cases exist so far, dealing with lung and skin diseases in different professions like mechatronic engineers, hairdressers, mechanic engineers and medical technical assistants.
Web link:
www.volle-puste.de
+ + + + + +
Ergonomcs for constructors
Germany
This is a project providing online and offline learning modules for engineers to increase their knowledge on ergonomics. This project was initiated by KAN (Commission for Occupational Health and Safety and Standardisation), Germany.
Web link:
ergonomielernen.kan.de
+ + + + + +
Shattered Lives
UK
"Shattered Lives" is a campaign of the Health and Safety Executive, UK. Nearly 11000 workers suffered serious injury as a result of a slip or trip in the UK last year. Reducing this unnecessary injury toll is a priority. Users are supposed to find out what happens when workers are put at risk and what they can do to stop slips and trips in their workplace. The website, posters and brochures offer examples from five different industries: Food Retail, Food & Drink Manufacturing, Catering, Building & Plant Maintenance and Construction.
Web link:
www.hse.gov.uk/shatteredlives
+ + + + + +
Healthy School - School on the Move
Germany
This online seminar by University of Bayreuth, Institute of Sport Science introduces the participants to the exercise topics in seven units spread over approximately four months. The units are divided in turn into three modules: knowledge, practical examples, and exercises. Videos, photographs and texts are provided for illustration, and can be found in the real-life examples module.
Web link:
www.sport-old.uni-bayreuth.de
+ + + + + +
TYVE - A computer-based learning environment for OSH
Finland
The first Finnish computer-based learning environment for OSH, TYVE, was developed. The target groups for this introductory OSH course were universities, polytechnic institutes and Open University students. TYVE is also freely accessible on the Internet. The project has developed the first open, Internet-based learning material for OSH in Finland.
Web link:
turva50.me.tut.fi
+ + + + + +
Integral II
Germany
The e-learning platform Integral II by the Institute of Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics (IAW) of the RWTH Aachen offers several courses for industrial engineering and ergonomics, which include various OSH-related modules. These are suitable for e-learning, blended learning and teaching at universities.
Web link:
www.integral2.iaw.rwth-aachen.de/
+ + + + + +
The Occupational Safety and Health Course for Managers
Czech Republic
The Occupational Safety Information and Education Centre in the Czech Republic CIVOP, developed a course dealing with safety and health and fire prevention. The course is conducted since 2003 and consists of two modules. The course can be booked as an e-learning or a classical seminar with lecturers in Czech or in English for foreign managers.
Web link:
www.civop.cz/elearning
+ + + + + +
KMR/CMR-dangerous substances in lab courses
Germany
A website by the Department for Safety and Environment at the Rhenish Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn, the universities of Berlin, Bielefeld, Marburg, Duisburg- Essen and the Accident Insurance North Rhine-Westphalia. The KMR website shows how to avoid risks and how to handle carcinogenic, mutagenic and reproduction toxic substances (CRM) in labs safely.
Web link:
userpage.chemie.fu-berlin.de
+ + + + + +
This is me
Slovenia
A project by the Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia. “This is me” is a youth specific internet helpline and a youth prevention programme for schools consisting of several workshops on life skills development of young people. The project offers young people information in the field of personal growth, love, sex, growing up dilemmas and problems of teenagers. Young people can also post questions in an online forum.
Web link:
www.tosemjaz.net
+ + + + + +
There are different kinds of e-learning platforms, online courses and interactive websites dealing with occupational safety and health, and we want to promote them here.
This list makes no claim to be complete, and we will work on it continuously. For each project you will find a short description and a direct link leading to the website.
Fight the risk
Germany
Campaign for accident prevention, risk prevention and road safety, especially safe driving and transport within plants and on the public highway.The target groups of the campaign are in the first instance the 70 million insured individuals and 3.6 million businesses and institutions who are members of the German statutory accident insurance system. In particular, employers, management staff and individuals responsible for prevention tasks are to be reached. Other particular target groups, such as professional drivers, drivers of emergency vehicles, persons carrying out transport tasks within plants, etc., are however also to be targeted.
The website contains videos, interactive puzzles and special e-cards dealing with the topic that can be send to friends and colleagues online.
Web link:
www.risiko-raus.de
+ + + + + +
VISIONARY project
Denmark, Finland, Germany, Portugal and the United Kingdom
VISIONARY is a European collaborative project on school bullying and violence (SBV), addressing teachers, parents, professionals, pupils and others interested in the topic. The web portal aims to help all who search for background information on SBV, project descriptions, good practice, materials and other resources on SBV in the Internet. It also wants to support all who are interested in exchanging ideas and experiences with others on an International level. The main sections of the website are available in English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Danish and Finnish.Resulting from the VISTOP project funded by the Socrates/Comenius 2.1 programme of the European Commission, the website offers three online courses on school bullying and violence for teachers, parents and policy makers.
Web link:
www.bullying-in-school.info
+ + + + + +
Molli und Walli GermanyAn interactive website for kids, containing quizzes, puzzles, a Jum 'n' Run game and much information about road safety for children. The website was set up and is hosted by the German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the public sector in Hesse.
Web link:
www.molli-und-walli.de
+ + + + + +
Beiki
Germany
Beiki is an interactive web platform and e-learning website for children, young people and teachers. It gives information and provides several lessons and quizzes concering biking, traffic rules, dangers of biking and accident prevention. There are six different learning stations: where to use a bike, starting good, together in the traffic, bikes and environment, being mobile and history of biking. An interactive obstacle course pc game shows dangers for bikers in a funny way.Web link:
www.molli-und-walli.de
+ + + + + +
Safe School/Safe Kindergarten
Germany
On this website of the Accident Insurance North Rhine-Westphalia, children, pupils and other visitors can click through a unique virtual model of a school or a kindergarten. Users can find out a lot about safety, risks and technical details.Web links:
Safe School
Safe Kindergarten
+ + + + + +
Teen Safety and Risk
UK
RoSPA is developing a youth network for teenagers aged 14-19 who want to learn more about how to keep themselves safe, want to campaign on issues of safety, want to raise awareness about potential risks amongst their peers, have been affected by accidents or are interested in careers in a safety-related profession or a job where safety will be important.The young people can communicate in a Facebook group to share information and experiences.
Web link:
www.teensafetyandrisk.com
+ + + + + +
Picnic-Basket For The Prevention Of Stress Attacks
Germany
The BGN (Statutory Accident Insurance for the food and restaurant business) Germany offers an interactive Website called "The Picnic Basket" with different interactive offers, e.g: interactive online tests, a shop, links, a download- section for posters and brochures and the radio play “The emotional parachute”.Web link:
www.gastronomie-stress.de
+ + + + + +
Young People at Work
UK
This is a website by Health and Safety Executive HSE, especially for young people at work, providing lots of information, work experience, help with risk assessment or legal questions.Lots of resources can be accessed on this platform, even an audio podcast "Young people at work", where experts talk about health and safety.
Web link:
www.hse.gov.uk
Podcast:
www.hse.gov.uk/podcasts
+ + + + + +
paedimed
Germany
In the scope of this project by the University Hospital of Heidelberg, Department of Clinical Social Medicine, a web-based learning environment for schools has been developed. This learning environment called "In touch with health" puts a focus on the subjects of skin / skin diseases and sexuality / sexually transmittable diseases. It is designed for teenagers and multipliers and is available in German, English, Italian and Romanian. Web link:
e-learning.paedimed.org
+ + + + + +
ELWHP WHP Training
Romania
WHP Training is the E- Learning platform of the ELWHP project E-Learning in Workplace Health Promotion. ELWHP is a “healthy” project which aims to provide professionals involved in health at work, with a blended (face to face training & e-learning) training course on WHP. The ELWHP website provides courses, bibliography, information, methods and training for OSH specialists (mainly occupational health practitioners and public health experts) and other professionals so as to enable them to develop workplace health promotion initiatives for companies they are working within.Web link:
www.whp-training.eu
+ + + + + +
Wiseup2work
UK
This is a project of the Institution of Occupational Safety and HealthIOSH and the Health and Safety Executive HSE, linked to UK qualification organized by British Safety Council (BSC). The course and qualification aims to provide Year 10 students with a basic understanding of health and safety in the workplace, so that they understand hazards, and what to expect of their employer.
Teaching materials to support the qualification have been produced by IOSH and will be free to schools and colleges. The materials will be accessible for students to work online and have been piloted in schools in England to ensure they meet the needs of teachers and students.
Web link:
www.wiseup2work.co.uk
+ + + + + +
Napo
Austria, Germany, UK, France, Italy, Switzerland
Napo is an original idea conceived by a small group of OSH communications professionals in response to the need for high quality information products to break down national boundaries and address the diverse cultures, languages and practical needs of people at work. Each film is co-produced by a number of European Institutions. The Film Consortium - HSE (UK); DGUV (Germany); INAIL (Italy); INRS (France); SUVA (Switzerland); and, AUVA (Austria) - emerged from the European Year of Safety and Health 1992/3, and the European Film Festival held in Thessaloniki in 1992.Web link:
www.napofilm.net
+ + + + + +
Safestart
Belgium
SAFESTART is a project staged by Preventie & Interim as part of the European Leonardo Da Vinci programme. It is a European partnership which aims to enhance work floor safety through the development of a user-friendly e-Learning training course, enabling users to prepare at their own pace for the exam in order to obtain the B-VCA certificate that is mandatory in some European countries.Web link:
www.safestart.eu
+ + + + + +
Volle Puste - Full Breath
Germany
"Volle Puste" (Full Breath) is a project by the Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine at the Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich. It is supported by the Initiative for New Quality at Work (INQA) in Germany. The project is supposed to raise awareness of the role of respiratory and skin diseases when choosing a profession.Four E- Learning cases exist so far, dealing with lung and skin diseases in different professions like mechatronic engineers, hairdressers, mechanic engineers and medical technical assistants.
Web link:
www.volle-puste.de
+ + + + + +
Ergonomcs for constructors
Germany
This is a project providing online and offline learning modules for engineers to increase their knowledge on ergonomics. This project was initiated by KAN (Commission for Occupational Health and Safety and Standardisation), Germany.Web link:
ergonomielernen.kan.de
+ + + + + +
Shattered Lives
UK
"Shattered Lives" is a campaign of the Health and Safety Executive, UK. Nearly 11000 workers suffered serious injury as a result of a slip or trip in the UK last year. Reducing this unnecessary injury toll is a priority. Users are supposed to find out what happens when workers are put at risk and what they can do to stop slips and trips in their workplace. The website, posters and brochures offer examples from five different industries: Food Retail, Food & Drink Manufacturing, Catering, Building & Plant Maintenance and Construction.Web link:
www.hse.gov.uk/shatteredlives
+ + + + + +
Healthy School - School on the Move
Germany
This online seminar by University of Bayreuth, Institute of Sport Science introduces the participants to the exercise topics in seven units spread over approximately four months. The units are divided in turn into three modules: knowledge, practical examples, and exercises. Videos, photographs and texts are provided for illustration, and can be found in the real-life examples module.Web link:
www.sport-old.uni-bayreuth.de
+ + + + + +
TYVE - A computer-based learning environment for OSH
Finland
The first Finnish computer-based learning environment for OSH, TYVE, was developed. The target groups for this introductory OSH course were universities, polytechnic institutes and Open University students. TYVE is also freely accessible on the Internet. The project has developed the first open, Internet-based learning material for OSH in Finland.Web link:
turva50.me.tut.fi
+ + + + + +
Integral II
Germany
The e-learning platform Integral II by the Institute of Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics (IAW) of the RWTH Aachen offers several courses for industrial engineering and ergonomics, which include various OSH-related modules. These are suitable for e-learning, blended learning and teaching at universities. Web link:
www.integral2.iaw.rwth-aachen.de/
+ + + + + +
The Occupational Safety and Health Course for Managers
Czech Republic
The Occupational Safety Information and Education Centre in the Czech Republic CIVOP, developed a course dealing with safety and health and fire prevention. The course is conducted since 2003 and consists of two modules. The course can be booked as an e-learning or a classical seminar with lecturers in Czech or in English for foreign managers. Web link:
www.civop.cz/elearning
+ + + + + +
KMR/CMR-dangerous substances in lab courses
Germany
A website by the Department for Safety and Environment at the Rhenish Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn, the universities of Berlin, Bielefeld, Marburg, Duisburg- Essen and the Accident Insurance North Rhine-Westphalia. The KMR website shows how to avoid risks and how to handle carcinogenic, mutagenic and reproduction toxic substances (CRM) in labs safely.Web link:
userpage.chemie.fu-berlin.de
+ + + + + +
This is me
Slovenia
A project by the Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia. “This is me” is a youth specific internet helpline and a youth prevention programme for schools consisting of several workshops on life skills development of young people. The project offers young people information in the field of personal growth, love, sex, growing up dilemmas and problems of teenagers. Young people can also post questions in an online forum.Web link:
www.tosemjaz.net
+ + + + + +
