The Minister of Education, Universities and Employment, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, has presided over the prize drawing contest Increased security, a program organized by the Autonomous Community in collaboration with the municipalities, and that this course be extended to 350 centers education and reach more than 11,500 students in the fifth year of primary school, which is an increase of fifty colleges and 1,500 students.
This initiative is to show the students the fundamental concepts in the field of occupational safety in a fun and appropriate to their skill level.
The aim of the promotion and dissemination of the Occupational Health and Safety in education is to get from the earliest ages develop habits of safe and healthy.
On this occasion, in the drawing competition are selected works of ten students, the second prize for Cartagena, he received his diploma and a counselor tablet hands.
The event, part of the actions that are taking place these days in the region to mark the European Week for Safety and Health at Work, also attended by the Councillor for Education of the City of Cartagena, Joseph Marotta.
LEARNING TO LIVE SAFE
Among the knowledge acquired by students through the program grows in security, is to identify and recognize signs of information, know the most common electrical hazards, hazardous chemicals in their environment or remember road safety performances.
Also also works with children in acquiring the correct posture in different load situations and positioning, and observing the different conditions that can cause dangerous accidents at school, street and the house.
This initiative has an active and participative methodology in establishing an appropriate climate for the students to express their ideas and feelings by displaying information panels with safety pictograms and the comic designed for the campaign.
With the drawing contest held in all municipalities, the students participating in the educational talks graphically show their perception of the risks they are exposed and preventive measures to avoid them.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena