Posted By Christy Higgins You could explain how they carry out activities now, can have an effect in later years ie., by not wearing hearing protection now, they may not be able to have quality time with there children or gran-children. That the little hairs,in the ears get damaged and don't get replaced.That by taking care of their own H&S they automatically take care of those around them.Get their thoughts of H&s and work around that get them involved.

Posted By biliath I've used lots of photos and pictures in H&S sessions with young people, the more ridiculous or non- existent the safety precautions being taken the better as has resulted in them firstly being interested and then starting to think about what sorts of measures should be put in place. You might be pleasently surprised at the level of "good sense" some young people have! Have also been asked to do some work with young lads on the first steps to being joiners/ builders etc and they have usually been responsive to the financial issues rather than legal implications. For example, getting them to think about how much they could earn as a decent self employed builder and then how little they would get if they were injured and couldn't work. Often has good results

Posted By Ron Hunter Check out the 'wiseup2work' resources on this website (guidance from the information centre link).

Posted By Bob Youel try to find good role models that they can relate to

Posted By David Gault Try linking it directly to something they might do later in their working lives. For example engineers will need to understand things like guarding, gaps in conveyors etc. Equally showing examples of how safety affects people in sport (e.g. F1, MotoGP, Badminton horse trials and so on). You might be pleasantly surprised by how much they already know. I have to brief work experience children and they usally know quite a lot already.

Posted By Lwood I used to teach H&S to 6th formers and I always started out by saying that H&S started in the 1800s protecting young people like them. I spent the first 10 mins showing slides of young workers from the early days of photography. It brought it home to them how H&S has protected them from being 'mistreated' now. I then quickly brought them up to date with some colour slides showing child workers in the 3rd world and asked them if H&S was relevant to them now i.e why they did not end up stitching Nike trainers for 50p a day! After this I found them to be more responsive and if quickly went on to ask them what they would want an employer to do to protect them, again I used slides to show workshop, office and shop areas and asked them to spot hazards and ask how the employer should prevent 'them' from getting hurt. I then rounded the hour off by pointing out the duty they have under H&S and asking what they would do to protect themselves and others. I used to get very lively and they are very vocal but always a pleasure to work with. Good luck and I hope you enjoy it. L

Posted By Mark Eastbourne Afternoon I had a session with some 16 year olds this morning! I think it was successful, I try and make it interesting with appropriate vids but I would agree with Lwood, do the stautory thing last, that is what I will be doing in future. Mark

Posted By Wicklow1 Thanks again for more advice and practical suggestions aiden