IOSH ‘Safety starts at school’ videos

Title translated into English

IOSH ‘Safety starts at school’ videos

Film: Duration in minutes

2 minutes 27 seconds minutes

Product description

At the International Media Festival for Prevention, IOSH will present the ‘Safety starts at school’ videos, by showcasing the five films: • Video 1: Adventure awaits [Location: classroom] – The video begins with the four students in the classroom. They discuss their school project: creating a video about potential hazards at school and how to prevent accidents. • Video 2: Basketball bonanza [Location: basketball court] – The team visits a basketball court where an incident was reported. They investigate and document safety hazards and practices. • Video 3: Canteen chaos [Location: canteen] – The group discusses their project in the canteen when disaster strikes. John makes a safety lesson. • Video 4: Danger dash [Location: school staircases] – Recess has ended and all students are coming back to class. It begins to rain. Paul falls down the stairs. • Video 5: Road safety [Location: roads outside the school] – It is the end of school and the students are going home. The group makes their final documentary at a street junction, where safety is of the utmost importance.

Aims and objectives

Dear Sir/Madam, This application is to submit the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) ‘Safety starts at school’ videos as an entry for the International Media Festival for Prevention. If you have any questions or need further information, please email me at jasmeen.daji@iosh.co.uk or phone on +44 (0)116 257 3258. Kind regards, Jasmeen Daji Campaigns Communications Co-ordinator, IOSH

IOSH Singapore Branch has commissioned a series of animated short videos, focusing on safety at school, based on the Minecraft* characters, targeted at 8- to 11-year-old students. The aim is to provide a free, fun and easily accessible tool for teachers to use in the class, to help them raise students’ awareness about safety and responsibility in school environments. We want to inspire youngsters to identify hazards in their daily environment – “school” – and to think creatively about the best way to prevent accidents. We want them to acknowledge risk and behave proactively in the presence of risk, rather than being risk-averse. Ultimately, our hope is to nurture a culture of prevention from an early age, helping to reduce incidents in schools. Method – animated short videos - The videos use characters modelled on the popular Minecraft environment. - The five 2-minute videos take place at different locations in the school and feature safety hazards that a student may encounter. - All videos are in English, with subtitles for accessibility. Overarching story Four students embark on a school project, to create a video about safety at school. Along the way, they discover various hazards and create their video, sharing ideas on what might happen and safe practices on how to prevent them around the school. Characters John – the bespectacled geek Paul – the class monitor Kate – the playful kid Mito – the creative thinker Video 1: Adventure awaits [Location: classroom] The video begins with the four students in the classroom. They discuss their school project: creating a video about potential hazards at school and how to prevent accidents. Video 2: Basketball bonanza [Location: basketball court] The team visits a basketball court where an incident was reported. They investigate and document safety hazards and practices. Video 3: Canteen chaos [Location: canteen] The group discusses their project in the canteen when disaster strikes. John makes a safety lesson. Video 4: Danger dash [Location: school staircases] Recess has ended and all students are coming back to class. It begins to rain. Paul falls down the stairs. Video 5: Road safety [Location: roads outside the school] It is the end of school and the students are going home. The group makes their final documentary at a street junction, where safety is of the utmost importance. What’s happened so far? IOSH Singapore Branch has conducted a beta-testing trial with a local primary school (two classes) and the feedback has been very positive, both from teachers and students. The initiative has also been presented at the APOSHO 2016 conference in Seoul and was well received by the international OSH community and by OSH organisations from the Asia-Pacific region. Outcome The video package will be launched formally around the third quarter of 2016, as an online tool, free of charge and with open access to primary schools and teachers. It will be available via social media and directly on request.

Target audience

Students, teachers, schools

Contact details Editor

IOSH
Highfield DriveThe Grange - The Grange , United Kingdom-LE18 1NN Wigston
www.iosh.co.uk

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IOSH
Highfield DriveThe Grange - The Grange , United Kingdom-LE18 1NN Wigston
www.iosh.co.uk