About Us

 

The Job Safety Skills Society (JSSS) was conceived in 1991 and registered as a not-for-profit organization in 1995. In partnership with educators, industry, government and the community at large, the JSSS is committed to:

• Addressing the unacceptable number of workplace injuries and fatalities among young workers, and

• Ensuring young workers are properly trained for safety before they enter the workforce.

The mission of the JSSS is to facilitate the provision of education and training to youth that will significantly reduce fatalities, injuries and illness in the workplace.

With the continued financial support of numerous organizations and businesses, the JSSS researches, develops and continues to upgrade and deliver an extensive school-based program of workplace health and safety-education and training resources named the JobSafe Program.

Encouraging schools to implement the JobSafe Program is one way to help to educate youth and significantly reduce injuries in the workplace. Alberta Education includes health and safety education courses as part of the Career and Technologies Studies program, and the JobSafe Program provides teachers with the resources to effectively and efficiently deliver these courses. This program material is available, without charge, to all publicly funded junior and senior high schools.

In our 20th year since inception, more than 650 schools utilize JobSafe Program resources with more than 115,000 students completing the program and 36,000 young people being certified by the JSSS. And, according to WCB-AB statistics, Alberta is witnessing steady decline in the number of workplace injuries to young workers.

The JobSafe Program is recognized and supported by Alberta Human Services, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Workers' Compensation Board - Alberta and other public and private agencies and businesses.

 

Awards and Recognition