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Video: Outreach Edition: Things You’d Better Know…To Work Smart, Work Safe

(2001)

Length: 13 min.

Cost: FREE

Produced by: Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB)

Description: Created as part of the Young Worker Awareness Program, this video is

narrated by Marisa Ellis, whose brother was killed after getting caught in an industrial

mixer on the second day on the job at a bakery. It details the rights and responsibilities

of young workers, and features the stories of:

-Marco, who lost his right hand trying to remove a piece of metal from a press

-Sandy, whose left hand was cut off by a fan

-Matt, who was paralyzed while employed as a camp counselor

-Isobel, who suffered from head and neck injuries after slipping and falling on the job

-Sean Kells, who died after a chemical explosion.

The program also has a companion student booklet (pictured on page 30) that provides

students with a free, lasting reference to help them work safely.

www.oshforeveryone.ca is a health and safety website that provides a search engine and

access to many organizations in Ontario who provide safety information. It’s a great spot to

research particular hazards or issues and get one-stop shopping in Ontario’s health and safety

system.

Video: Dying to Work

W-Five, CTV production 2001

20 minutes

Cost: varies by quantity

W-Five examines the perils of teen labour and discovers an astounding statistic — on average

one young worker in Canada dies on the job each week and sixty thousand young workers are

injured each year. "The tragedy is that parents willingly send their children to work — not

knowing that safety rules are lax," says reporter Wei Chen, who investigates several tragedies

across Canada. The most high-profile case is that of 18-year-old David Ellis, killed on his

second day on the job at a Toronto-area bakery. He died while taking cookie dough from a

mixer that suddenly turned on. The program follows Ellis' father as he campaigns for tougher

safety rules and tries to make teenagers aware of the risks they can face. Parents and victims

from Delta, B.C. and Edmonton, Alberta, recount the tragedies in their lives. Experts say these

accidents were preventable. Why did it happen?

Produced by CTV Television Network

VHS Price: PPR-$99 • Code # 859-31-1168VHS

MVCD Price: PPR-$109 • Code # 859-92-1168MVCD

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