Work Health and Safety

Unit of Work – Resource ID No: EMP5

This topic will develop students’ awareness of work health and safety procedures.
This topic is made up of six parts. You can present them one at a time or follow on depending on the needs of your students and the time you have available.

Learning Intentions

When students have finished this topic, they will be able to explain:

  • what work health and safety is
  • what a hazard and a risk is
  • what personal protective equipment is
  • what safety signs are and what they are used for
  • school emergency procedures

They will be able to:

  • assess their classroom for possible risks and hazards
  • report risks or hazards in written or verbal format to relevant authority
  • follow school emergency procedure
  • fill out an accident report form

They will learn these skills by:

  • Participating in group discussions
  • Watching a video
  • Completing quizzes
  • Filling out forms and worksheets
  • Creating posters

Unit of Work Resource

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Part 1 Resources – What is Work Health and Safety?

Below are the digital and downloadable resources for this topic. Please check the Unit of Work for other requirements.

What is Work Health and Safety? presentation

Graphic organiser 

Part 2 Resources – What is a hazard? What is a risk?

Below are the digital and downloadable resources for this topic. Please check the Unit of Work for other requirements.

Classroom health and safety assessment worksheet 

Hazard report form

Classroom health and safety booklet 

Part 3 Resources – What is personal protective equipment?

Below are the digital and downloadable resources for this topic. Please check the Unit of Work for other requirements.

What is personal protective equipment? presentation

Types of PPE booklet 

PPE quiz

Part 4 Resources – What are safety signs?

Below are the digital and downloadable resources for this topic. Please check the Unit of Work for other requirements.

What are safety signs? presentation

What are safety signs? worksheet 

Part 5 Resources – What are emergency procedures?

Below are the digital and downloadable resources for this topic. Please check the Unit of Work for other requirements.

What are emergency procedures? presentation

Emergency procedure poster examples 

Part 6 Resources – What are accidents?

Below are the digital and downloadable resources for this topic. Please check the Unit of Work for other requirements.

What are accidents? presentation

Graphic organiser  

Incident and injury report form

Accident scenario comics