Ponencia a cargo de Lothar Szych, del Instituto de Formación y Consultoría de Sistemas, durante la Mesa Redonda dedicada a la Formación en PRL en Diferentes Niveles Educativos en Europa, dentro del III Foro Internacional de la Cultura Preventiva.

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The „Round Table“ in Dortmund-
Action to prevent accidents at work and on the
way to and from work suffered by young
workers, in particular, by trainees

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WHY? Accidental Occurence
The accident risk among workers up to 25 years of age is four times
higher than that of workers between 35 an d45 years of age.
46% of all accidents happen in the first year, 75% in the first two
years.
The accident risk in SMEs is double that of large firms.
No change of this statistics between 2002 and 2006.
Accidents – Ranking:
1. Machines, 2. Transport, 3. Fall, 4. Dangerous
substances
Accidents – Causes: .
1. Safety at work organization, 2. Responsibility,
3. Qualification, Instructions
Accidents on the way from and to work, same functional pattern

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„Round Table“
in Dortmund
Berufskolleg
Dortmund
Arnsberg District
Government
Vocational
Training
Agency
Dortmund
Employers'
Association
MMBG
IG Metall
Union
MAGS
NRW
LV
WEST
NRW
School
Ministry
UK
NRW
Participants:

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Targets of cooperation at the „Round Table“:
1. Inclusion of occupational safety in vocational training
2. The owners, especially of small firms, must be aware of
occupational safety and know what trainees have learnt about
it at school. Trainees should be able to apply what they have
learnt.
3. Making trainees aware of occupational safety
Target:

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• Advice by experts in the field of OSH
Target group: Teachers
• Qualification of vocational school teachers in educational institutions
• Instruction material for vocational school training
http://www.mmbg.de
Login:
Teacher
teach
Accidents at work with trainees

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45-minute
strategy
Short
sequences
Complete
package
Configuration of an instruction
model
90-minute
strategy
- PowerPoint presentations
group activities, role play films,
audio samples

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Accidents at work with newcomers
Target: SME entrepreneurs
• Note:
Inclusion of mentors
Require from: Dortmund
office, Herr Lohmann
• Awareness raising and information

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Target group: Trainees
Accidents at work with trainees
• Awareness raising

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Thank you

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Thank you