Safety School

Lesson 1: dropped objects and hard hats. Learn it together, take the quiz, then print your Junior Safety Officer certificate.

The Safety Officer

Lesson 1: dropped objects and hard hats

1. Meet the Safety Officer

His job is to make sure everyone goes home safe. When he turns up, the whole crew suddenly remembers the rules!

2. Hard hats on

On a rig, everyone wears a hard hat outside. It protects your head from bumps and from anything that falls.

3. Up high, tie it on

Work high up in the derrick? Every tool gets a lanyard, a strong cord that stops it falling if you drop it.

4. Look up, look out

Never stand under a load the crane is lifting, and keep a lookout for anything above you.

At home too: keep toys off the stairs, and never leave things on the edge of a high shelf. Same rule as the rig!

The Safety Officer's quiz

Answer three questions together. Get them all right to unlock your certificate.

The Safety Officer