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FAMILIARITY WITH SAFETY AT WORK MEASURES AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION AMONG STUDENTS IN SECONDARY VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
Ivana Krišto
; Hrvatski zavod za zaštitu zdravlja i sigurnost na radu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
Pursuant to the Vocational Education Act, the aim of vocational education is, among other, to ensure the acquisition of skills in demand on the labour market. Students, future young workers, study elements of safety at work as part of the curriculum for different vocations. Their first practical experience takes place in the workshops or during practical training in tradesmen’s workshops. Teachers in secondary vocational schools and practical workshops, as well as employers (tradesmen) where students do their practical training are the persons most responsible for developing the students’ awareness of safety at work. This paper presents the results of a study focusing on the theoretical and practical aspects of safety at work as taught in twelve secondary vocational schools educating students for the following trades: cabinet maker, chemical technician and agricultural technician.
The survey results indicate that additional education is needed to develop the students’ awareness of safety at work through lectures, posters, flyers, etc. In addition, by providing examples of good practices as well as those violating safety and health regulations, possible consequences of unsafe work may be learned.
Keywords
safety at work; secondary vocational schools; students; young workers; practical training
Hrčak ID:
146877
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Publication date:
9.10.2015.
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