Introduction
- Have you ever walked through a store and seen the Wet Floor sign?
- Did the sign help you to understand to avoid the area?
- What do you think could have happened to cause a store employee to put up this sign?
Without safety in the workplace, injuries to employees and customers happen more often.
An unsafe workplace can have high costs for workers and for owners, both in physical injury and in the amount of money lost each year because of death and/or injuries to anyone exposed to the hazardous condition.
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Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to...
- Formulate a workplace safety plan.
- Describe how worker safety regulations protect employees and employers.
Essential Questions
- How can I make sure that my workplace is safe for myself and for others?
Enduring Understandings
- Avoiding falls both in the workplace and as a consumer/citizen.
- Awareness of hazards at every job.
The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: Workforce Essentials standards: 17, 18.