1. How teachers can prevent occupational accidents of young people? Simo Salminen Finnish Institute of Occupational Health Helsinki Fair Centre 27.5.2005

2. 2 Trends of occupational accidents by gender 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 199319941995199619971998199920002001 Total Men Women

3. 3 Occupational accidents of young workers 0 - 14 15 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 29 Age n = 29159 0,5 % 13,5 % 41,3 % 44,7 %

4. 4 Occupational accident per 1000 wage earners 49,6 43,6 42,540,3 43,8 29,6 2828,128,827,4 31,7 13,7 17 15 12 12,6 13,7 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 15-2425-3435-4445-5455-64Total Age Total Men Women

5. 5 How many hours you teach occupational safety per term?

6. 6 32 20 26 20 27 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Hours Social and HealthMetalBuilding OfficeElectric

7. 7 Table 1. Teachers' education in occupational safety training Teachereducation 56.7 43.4 37.7 38.8 19.4 22.2 40.2 Safety courses 29.9 23.5 20.1 33.9 56.7 40.0 31.5 No safetyeducation 13.4 33.1 42.2 27.3 23.9 37.8 28.3 Day care (n=194) % Polytechnics (n=67) % Universities (n=45) % Vocational (n=681) % High (n=199) % Elementary (n=136) % Total (n=1,322) % Teachers' education

8. 8 How teachers can improve the occupational safety? the basic principles of work safety rights and responsibilities of workers attitudes towards accidents acting in crisis administrating first aid