Ponencia a cargo de Susanne Ulk, del Consejo de Educación e Investigación de Dinamarca, recogida en la Mesa Redonda dedicada a la Formación en Prevención de Riesgos Laborales en los Diferentes Niveles Educativos en Europa, dentro del III Foro Internacional de la Cultura Preventiva

1. Prevention of Occupational RisksPrevention of Occupational Risks
OBINTCP, Canary Islands, SpainOBINTCP, Canary Islands, Spain
19 – 20 October 201019 – 20 October 2010
Teaching Occupational Safety andTeaching Occupational Safety and
Health in Primary Schools in DenmarkHealth in Primary Schools in Denmark
Susanne Ulk, project managerSusanne Ulk, project manager

2. ……might also be the title of thismight also be the title of this
presentationpresentation 
How to improve young schoolHow to improve young school
children´s awareness ofchildren´s awareness of
occupational health and safetyoccupational health and safety

3. AgendaAgenda
 The OSH system and the BAR´sThe OSH system and the BAR´s
 Facts School/workFacts School/work
 LegislationLegislation
 Basis for the School Project (idea, aim,Basis for the School Project (idea, aim,
methodology)methodology)
 The School ProjectThe School Project
 The actual materialsThe actual materials
 Conclusions and recommendationsConclusions and recommendations

4. The Working EnvironmentThe Working Environment
Council and the BAR´sCouncil and the BAR´s
 The Danish Working EnvironmentThe Danish Working Environment
Council consists of representatives fromCouncil consists of representatives from
the social partners and acts as advisor forthe social partners and acts as advisor for
the Danish Minister for Employmentthe Danish Minister for Employment
regarding occupational safety and healthregarding occupational safety and health
 The 11 Branch Working EnvironmentThe 11 Branch Working Environment
Councils consist of representatives fromCouncils consist of representatives from
the social partners from the relevantthe social partners from the relevant
branches.branches.

5. The eleven BAR´sThe eleven BAR´s
(Branch Working Environment(Branch Working Environment
Councils)Councils)

6. Schools, facts and figuresSchools, facts and figures
 In Denmark there is a ten-year compulsoryIn Denmark there is a ten-year compulsory
education 0 – 9th classeducation 0 – 9th class
 10th form is an offer to pupils who have10th form is an offer to pupils who have
completed the compulsory educationcompleted the compulsory education
 There are 2300 basic schools - 2/3 of themThere are 2300 basic schools - 2/3 of them
municipal,1/3 private)municipal,1/3 private)
 700.000 pupils700.000 pupils
 60.000 teachers60.000 teachers

7. Work, facts and figuresWork, facts and figures
 There are approximately 200.000There are approximately 200.000
youngsters in Denmarkyoungsters in Denmark
 44% of them are working, most of them in44% of them are working, most of them in
spare time jobsspare time jobs
 Young people are injured twice as much asYoung people are injured twice as much as
older peopleolder people

8. School Legislation in DenmarkSchool Legislation in Denmark
 Teaching Safety and Health has gained aTeaching Safety and Health has gained a
high priority in legislation and curriculumhigh priority in legislation and curriculum
 Teaching of Safety and Health isTeaching of Safety and Health is
incorporated in a number of primary schoolincorporated in a number of primary school
subjectssubjects
 Safety and Health training is mandatory forSafety and Health training is mandatory for
all school gradesall school grades
 We operate with two sets of Safety andWe operate with two sets of Safety and
HealthHealth
1) Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)1) Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
2) Educational Safety and Health (ESH)2) Educational Safety and Health (ESH)

9. Basis for The School ProjectBasis for The School Project
is the Government´s Action Programme,is the Government´s Action Programme,
which recommends thatwhich recommends that
 basic attitudes and knowledge in relation tobasic attitudes and knowledge in relation to
safety and health should be provided bysafety and health should be provided by
schoolsschools
 pupils must be able to make a positivepupils must be able to make a positive
contribution to their own health and safetycontribution to their own health and safety
 and to that of their colleaguesand to that of their colleagues

10. The Aim isThe Aim is
 strengthening safety and health trainingstrengthening safety and health training
 mainstreaming the training into generalmainstreaming the training into general
teaching in primary and secondary schoolsteaching in primary and secondary schools

11. The Idea is thatThe Idea is that
 good safety and health attitudes and habitsgood safety and health attitudes and habits
should be developed in schoolshould be developed in school
 it is important to encourage children to takeit is important to encourage children to take
a constructive part in safety and healtha constructive part in safety and health
work at an early stage of their schoolwork at an early stage of their school
careerscareers

12. The MethodologyThe Methodology
 The School Project incorporates andThe School Project incorporates and
encourages project-workencourages project-work
 It is a methodology where pupils activelyIt is a methodology where pupils actively
and purposefullyand purposefully
–– investigate their environmentinvestigate their environment
–– form concepts and ideas about itform concepts and ideas about it
–– try to understand ittry to understand it
–– form opinions about itform opinions about it
–– take action on ittake action on it

13. The actual initiatives andThe actual initiatives and
materialsmaterials
 The Ar & Mi concept andThe Ar & Mi concept and www.armi.dkwww.armi.dk
 Customised coursesCustomised courses
 The ”New Kids on the Job” concept andThe ”New Kids on the Job” concept and
www.nyijob.dkwww.nyijob.dk
 The web siteThe web site www.ungmedjob.dkwww.ungmedjob.dk and theand the
newsletter for OSH teachersnewsletter for OSH teachers

14. The Ar & Mi projectThe Ar & Mi project
 Ar & Mi, the two OSH trollsAr & Mi, the two OSH trolls
 Ar & Mi´s home pageAr & Mi´s home page
 Ar & Mi at schoolAr & Mi at school
 The Ar & Mi board gameThe Ar & Mi board game
 Three new stories about Ar & MiThree new stories about Ar & Mi

15. Ar & MiAr & Mi

16. The Ar & Mi home pageThe Ar & Mi home page
www.armi.dkwww.armi.dk

17. Ar & Mi at schoolAr & Mi at school
(the materials packet)(the materials packet)

23. The Ar & Mi board gameThe Ar & Mi board game

24. Three new storiesThree new stories
about Ar & Miabout Ar & Mi

25. Customised coursesCustomised courses
 Courses for teachers to learn how to teachCourses for teachers to learn how to teach
OSH in generalOSH in general
 Courses for teachers to learn how to useCourses for teachers to learn how to use
the Ar & Mi materialsthe Ar & Mi materials
 A project day with OSH for a whole schoolA project day with OSH for a whole school
 OSH as a topic for a specific school yearOSH as a topic for a specific school year
groupgroup

26. From a course for teachersFrom a course for teachers

27. From a course forFrom a course for
school counsellorsschool counsellors

28. OSH Course for 8th gradeOSH Course for 8th grade

29. www.nyijob.dkwww.nyijob.dk
(”New kids on the job” /(”New kids on the job” /
”Job starters”)”Job starters”)

30. The multi media materialsThe multi media materials
 8 documentary cases published8 documentary cases published
in a pupil´s bookin a pupil´s book
 4 films: Coffee and Camels,4 films: Coffee and Camels,
Cows and Cranes, StructureCows and Cranes, Structure
and Ward round and Cuttingand Ward round and Cutting
(hair) and Kilometres(hair) and Kilometres
 PosterPoster
 www.dr.dk/nyijobwww.dr.dk/nyijob - teacher´s- teacher´s
web guideweb guide

31. From the filmFrom the film
”Coffee and camels””Coffee and camels”

32. From the film:From the film:
Cows and cranesCows and cranes

33. www.ungmedjob.dkwww.ungmedjob.dk
(ungmedjob = young worker)(ungmedjob = young worker)

34. The area for teachersThe area for teachers

35. The Minister for EducationThe Minister for Education
launches the web portal (aprillaunches the web portal (april
2009)2009)

36. E-based newsletterE-based newsletter
for OSH teachersfor OSH teachers
Newsletter 3, April 2010, articles:Newsletter 3, April 2010, articles:
 Ar & Mi and their new home page!Ar & Mi and their new home page!
 Teaching OSH at vocational school level –Teaching OSH at vocational school level –
an example from an Agricultural Schoolan example from an Agricultural School
 ””Spænd hjelmen” (”Strap the safetySpænd hjelmen” (”Strap the safety
helmet”) – a report about young people andhelmet”) – a report about young people and
their attitude to risks and safety and healththeir attitude to risks and safety and health
 From a workshop about implementation ofFrom a workshop about implementation of
teaching OSH in health care sector schoolsteaching OSH in health care sector schools

37. Conclusions andConclusions and
recommendationsrecommendations
 Demands for OSH in legislationDemands for OSH in legislation
and curriculumand curriculum
 A coherent strategyA coherent strategy
 Motivated teachersMotivated teachers
 Dedicated core personsDedicated core persons
 Inspiring and exellent teachingInspiring and exellent teaching
materials, not too expensivematerials, not too expensive

38. And the most important…And the most important…
 Involvement of pupils, parents,Involvement of pupils, parents,
teachers, school managers,teachers, school managers,
representatives from the socialrepresentatives from the social
partners and local authoritiespartners and local authorities
 Co-operation between OSHCo-operation between OSH
professionals and educationalprofessionals and educational
professionalsprofessionals

39. At last - the last slide…At last - the last slide…
 Any questions?Any questions?
 Thank you for your attentionThank you for your attention 