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Choose Safety

 
 CS2014 StudentTeacher Cover
The school pack consists of a student workbook, and a teacher text.  The pack is also available as gaeilge.
 
All are provided free of charge to schools and colleges of Further Education that register online, with their local Education Centre, or directly with Kilkenny Education Centre. The programme provides material for more than 20 hours of tuition.  The lessons may be expanded or condensed to suit the timetable arrangements in schools and the ability range of students. It is particularly suitable for those students who will engage in work experience during the school year.
 
The programme is designed around six Units. Each Unit contains enough material and teaching suggestions to cover five or more class periods. Teachers may dip into the text and engage in those topics and student activities that best suit the level of knowledge of the students.

 

Choose Safety Course Structure:
Unit 1 focuses on general health and safety in the workplace for young workers, key responsibilities, employment rights, and induction.
Unit 2 introduces the concept of hazard and risk and the process of risk assessment. The Unit also focuses on manual handling and ergonomics, slips, trips and falls, and fire safety.
Unit 3 considers effective controls within the context of the management of working at height, workplace transport safety, and chemicals. It also looks at two key work sectors - farming and hospitality.
Unit 4 addresses the specific roles of a safety officer and safety representative and the work environment. It also covers workplace health and well-being.
Units 5 and 6 challenge the student to reflect and discuss how the principles of health and safety can be applied to real-life work practices. It also focuses on accident prevention.
Unit 6 completes Choose Safety by examining actual case studies. This Unit revisits the issues raised earlier in the course.
 
Student Certificates
Each student who has successfully completed the Choose Safety Programme can receive a Certificate of Completion in recognition of his/her increased understanding of health and safety at work. The teacher can judge whether or not the student has engaged adequately to deserve accreditation. For most, a Certificate of Completion can be reasonably awarded. Students meriting a Certificate of Distinction must show advanced understanding of the issues raised. They will have completed almost all the activities, including each of the "short projects" and at least one of the major assignments in Unit 6. Certificates are issued digitally by Kilkenny Education Centre.
 
Digital Badgeschoose safety completion digital badge
Digital badges can also be awarded to students who participate in Choose Safety and for completion of any of the six individual Units and any of the four Choose Safety full programmes on offer. Click on Digital Badges for further information.
 
If you intend to deliver the Choose Safety programme to your class contact Kilkenny Education Centre.
 
Kilkenny Education Centre: 
Tel: 056 7760200 
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
 

Before downloading Choose Safety resources, please register your school/FE centre’s details and your local Choose Safety coordinator will make contact. They can provide you with hard copies of the resources free of charge and further information on awarding certificates and/or digital badges.

Please click here to access Choose Safety Website

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In ainneoin gur dearadh an cúrsa le cur ar chumas múinteoirí dul díreach chuig na rannáin sin is mó atá ábhartha do ghrúpaí ranga ar leith, tá gné forbraíochta i gceist le hord na gceachtanna atá curtha i láthair. In Aonad 1 go hAonad 4, dírítear ar ghníomhaíochtaí oibre ar cosúil go mbeidh siad ar siúl ag daoine óga. Is aonaid phraiticiúla agus ábhartha iad sin, agus ar an ábhar sin tá siad bunaithe ar eolas agus ar thuiscint go príomha.

Is mó a dhírítear ar fheidhmiú, ar anailís agus ar mheasúnú in Aonad 5 agus in Aonad 6. Ar an ábhar sin, tá dúshlán níos mó sa leabhar saothair de réir mar a théann na haonaid ar aghaidh. Is fiú iarracht a dhéanamh cloí le hord ginearálta na ngníomhaíochtaí mar atá curtha i láthair sa téacs. Nuair a bhíonn an t-am gann, ba cheart do mhúinteoirí léim thar ghníomhaíochtaí ar leith seachas aonaid iomlána.

In Aonaid 1-4, dírítear ar dhaoine óga ag obair agus ar na príomhphrionsabail a bhaineann le cúrsaí sláinte agus sábháilteachta agus le cosc timpistí. Is iad seo a leanas na príomhfhocail: GUAIS, RIOSCA, RIALÚ. I ngach aonad, dírítear ar cheann amháin de na prionsabail sin laistigh de chás ar leith.

• In Aonad 1, dírítear ar chúrsaí sláinte agus sábháilteachta ginearálta do dhaoine óga san ionad oibre agus ar na freagrachtaí éagsúla a bhíonn ar dhaoine aonair.

• In Aonad 2, cuirtear i láthair coincheap na guaise agus riosca agus próiseas an mheasúnaithe riosca. Dírítear ar na príomhghuaiseacha a théann i bhfeidhm ar oibrithe óga lena n-áirítear láimhsiú agus eirgeanamaíocht, sciorrthaí, tuislí agus titimí, dóiteán agus garchabhair.

• In Aonad 3, féachtar ar rialuithe éifeachtacha i gcomhthéacs bhainistiú na hoibre ar airde, innealra agus trealaimh, fheithiclí an ionaid oibre, agus ceimiceán. Féachtar freisin ar chúrsaí sláinte agus sábháilteachta in dá earnáil thábhachtacha oibre: cúrsaí feirmeoireachta agus cúrsaí fáilteachais.

• In Aonad 4, pléitear róil shainiúla an oifigigh sábháilteachta agus an ionadaí sábháilteachta agus spreagtar daltaí chun machnamh a dhéanamh ar thimpeallachtaí sláintiúla oibre agus ar shláinte agus ar fholláine phearsanta.

• In Aonad 5 agus in Aonad 6, cuirtear dúshlán faoi dhaltaí machnamh agus plé a dhéanamh ar an gcaoi a bhféadfaí prionsabail na sláinte agus na sábháilteachta a chur i bhfeidhm ar chleachtais oibre sa saol mar atá. Spreagtar plé agus fiosrú sa chuid seo den leabhar. Dírítear freisin ar an duine agus ar chosc timpistí.

• In Aonad 6, cuirtear an clár Choose Safety i gcrích trí fhéachaint ar chás-staidéir ón saol mar atá. San aonad seo, caitear súil arís ar na saincheisteanna a tháinig chun cinn roimhe sin sa chúrsa.

DÁMHACHTAINÍ CHOOSE SAFETY

Is féidir Deimhniú Críochnúcháin a bhronnadh ar gach dalta nó mac léinn a n-éiríonn leis/léi an clár Choose Safety a chríochnú go rathúil mar aitheantas ar an tuiscint mhéadaithe ar chúrsaí sláinte agus sábháilteachta ag an obair atá bainte amach aige/aici.

Féadfar Deimhniú le Gradam a bhronnadh ar dhaltaí nó ar mhic léinn a n-éiríonn leo an mórthasc roghnach atá leagtha amach in Aonad 6 a chur i gcrích go rathúil. Is iad múinteoirí a cheartóidh an mórthasc agus is iad a chinnfidh an leibhéal dámhachtana le haghaidh gach dalta nó mic léinn. Féach ‘Measúnú, Deimhniúchán agus Suaitheantais Dhigiteacha a Bhronnadh’ ar leathanach 4 chun faisnéis bhreise ar Dheimhnithe a fháil.

Is féidir Suaitheantais Dhigiteacha a bhronnadh freisin ar dhaltaí agus ar mhic léinn a ghlacann páirt in Choose Safety agus ar chur i gcrích na n-aonad agus na measúnuithe ar leith. (Féach ‘Suaitheantais Dhigiteacha – Córas Dámhachtainí Roghnacha’ ar leathanach 4 chun faisnéise bhreise ar shuaitheantais dhigiteacha a fháil.)

Cuimsítear os cionn 70 cleachtadh agus gníomhaíocht in Choose Safety. Ní gá gach aon ghníomhaíocht i ngach aonad a chríochnú. Is mó tairbhe a bhainfidh an dalta as triail a bhaint as gníomhaíochtaí i ngach aonad ná díriú go simplí ar an gcéad leath den leabhar.

 

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