Parent
To help you keep your children safe on the job, learn more about everyone's rights and responsibilities for workplace health and safety and make it part of the conversation. We have resources that can help.
- Keeping your kids safe at work, a pamphlet that provides useful tips for parents on keeping your kids safe at work.
- Statistics illustrating injuries to young workers
- Lost Youth: Four stories of injured workers, a dramatic video showing the consequences of a serious workplace injury
Speakers are also available to talk to your school or parent advisory council (PAC) about health and safety and young worker issues. We have a variety of speakers with unique expertise and experiences ranging from injured young workers to business leaders to health and safety educators.
If you have any questions about workplace safety issues, please email or call us at 604.276.3100 in the Lower Mainland, or 1.888.621.7233 (1.888.621.SAFE) toll-free anywhere in B.C.
Resources
Keeping your kids safe at work: A guide for parents
Parents are in a unique position to influence how their kids think about their safety at work.
This pamphlet for parents is designed to help you have a conversation with your kids about workplace...
Lost Youth: Unedited Version
Warning: This video contains graphic scenes and language that may be offensive to some. Viewer discretion is advised.
Michael, Jennifer, John, and Nick all speak of losing their youth after suffering...
How Can Parents Keep Young Workers Safe?
As a parent, you have the ability to influence how your children think about workplace health and safety—before and after they enter the workforce. Learn about the resources WorkSafeBC has developed...
Getting a Job? Ask Questions About Safety
Created with assistance from members of the Young Worker Advisory Group, this brochure provides young and new workers with useful tips about how to address concerns about safety in the workplace.