On the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of ENETOSH the 2nd Joint Workshop Mainstreaming OSH into Education will be organized jointly by ILO, ISSA, EU-OSHA and NIOSH.
Apart from a look back into the past of ENETOSH, the recent developments concerning education and training in OSH will be investigated from different perspectives in a dynamic and interactive way. The workshop will cover recent research, leading approaches to mainstreaming OSH, practical examples of how to do the training and awareness raising campaigns. Last but not least a picture of the future of disseminating the ENETOSH model globally will be developed.
The number of participants will be limited.
If you are interested to participate please contact: enetosh@dguv.de.

On the occasion of World Day against Child Labour, Guy Ryder, Director-General International Labour Organization, made a statement on child labour: "Fighting Child Labour with quality education". You can read the statement here.
Around the world, millions of children need to work for their survival. Besides the fact that this is unacceptable, this work often is dangerous and unhealthy, too. The International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) of the International Labour Organization (ILO) was created in 1992 with the overall goal of the progressive elimination of child labour, which was to be achieved through strengthening the capacity of countries to deal with the problem and promoting a worldwide movement to combat child labour. IPEC currently has operations in 88 countries and is the biggest single operational programme of the ILO.
All information and facts on the programme and on child labourn are available on the IPEC website.

This portal by the German Accident Insurance (DGUV) offers a wide range of educational material dealing with health and safety. All materials are free to use by teachers and trainers. The material is structured and available for different grades of school - primary, secondary I and II, and vocational schools.
Topics are bullying and cyberbullying, sound and listening, spinal problems, hygiene, healthy living, road safety, media competence, psychosocial risks, and more.
All information and materials are available on the platform (in German).

On April 1, 2015, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed SB 262 into state law making this landmark legislation a national first. This marked the first time ever that a law would direct labor and education to collaborate and provide workplace safety education in the schools. “Oklahoma set a national standard and became an innovative leader in the youth employment world,” stated Lester Claravall, Child Labor Program Administrator with the Oklahoma Department of Labor.
The Oklahoma Department of Labor and the Oklahoma State Department of Education will now be working together to educate students in grades 7 thru 12 about workplace safety. Both departments will be providing curriculum, produced by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) entitled NIOSH Youth@Work: Talking Safety. NIOSH is a federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injuries and illness.
“Many teens will be entering their first jobs this summer in restaurants, grocery stores, and offices,” continued Claravall. “But what most don’t know is that these young workers are twice as likely as their adult counterparts to get hurt on the job.” According to federal studies, an average of 200,000 teens under 18 are injured at work with 70 cases ending up being fatal. The studies indicate that a lot of the teen worker injuries will happen within the first few months of their employment due to a lack of safety training provided.
“These high number of injuries are now going to change, thanks to SB 262. We especially appreciate the wisdom and leadership of Senators Susan Paddack and Anastasia Pittman, Representative Todd Thomsen, and Latta High School teacher Stacy Oakley,” he concluded.
Claravall said that protecting the youngest workforce begins in the classroom. Teaching teens how to recognize and identify hazards will lead to injury prevention and safer working environments. Developing safer workers at an early age leads to economic development in the long run.