SwissSkills 2018: defying risks
This week sees the start of SwissSkills 2018, the largest vocational show in the world. Suva is there as a sponsor and prevention partner. On its adventure course, the professionals of tomorrow will experience first-hand that risks are not a problem if you know how to protect yourself.
At some point, school is coming to an end and one of the most important questions in life arises: What profession do I want to learn? To get closer to an answer, around 63,000 students will attend SwissSkills 2018. With 75 Professional Championships as well as another 60 demonstrations in other professions, the perfect occasion to get up close and personal with the possible apprenticeship, the future job in a unique atmosphere.
Risk competence for fewer accidents
The numbers speak for themselves: apprentices have a higher risk of occupational accidents. Every year, 25,000 apprentices in Switzerland suffer a Industrial accident. On average, three of these accidents are fatal. In other words, one in eight apprentices has an accident every year. To promote the risk competence of young people as early as possible, Suva launched the campaign "Safe apprenticeship". As part of this campaign, Suva will be presenting an adventure course during the SwissSkills 2018 in Bern. With this course, Switzerland's largest accident insurer raises awareness of risks at work and in leisure time. "The accident risks in the numerous professions vary greatly. With our initiative at SwissSkills, we are showing those entering the profession that they need not be afraid of risks," says Paul Looser, campaign manager at Suva. "No matter how high the risk is. It's about recognizing it and understanding how to protect yourself from it."
Experience and understand
Suva's experience course comprises eight prevention modules. In these modules, visitors learn how to Risks at work and during leisure time and what it means to have to live with a disability. Among other things, the focus is on how to avoid head and eye injuries and accidents resulting from distraction. Visitors experience firsthand what it means for people with a brain injury when their hands no longer do what their brains want them to do. Or what it feels like when an object hits the Head, protected with a Helmet, falls. Examples of accidents show the consequences of not wearing a helmet in such a situation. Furthermore, Suva's prevention specialists invite visitors to demonstrate the volume of their vocal cords in a "scream chamber". The results are compared with the noise levels of work equipment such as a jackhammer or a circular saw. In the process, participants learn at what noise level hearing protection should be worn at work.
Text: SUVA
More information:
www.suva.ch/lehrzeit
www.swiss-skills.ch
