Skills for Life – Essential Skills and Workplace Literacy – Final Report

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Course Components of Safety and Workplace Reading

Know your purpose

Actively choose strategies

Manage reading habits

Preview
- Navigate for patterns
  - Skim
    - Scan
      - Map
        
        Study to upgrade

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NATO Phonetic Alphabet

A=Alpha
B=Bravo
C=Charlie
D=Delta
E=Echo
F=Foxtrot
G=Golf
H=Hotel
I=India

J=Juliett
K=Kilo
L= Lima
M=Mike
N=November
O=Oscar
P=Papa
Q=Quebec
R=Romeo

S=Sierra
T=Tango
U=Uniform
V=Victor
W=Whiskey
X=Xray
Y=Yankee
Z=Zulu

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Were you in the moment for this reading task?

Did you re-organize the data?
Did you engage your senses through speaking, writing, listening?
Did you repeat the data?

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Previewing is a quick visual survey which enables a reader to become familiar with documents before applying additional reading strategies.

A preview can determine the purpose for reading.
A preview aids comprehension and recall.
A preview tackles a large quantity of information faster.
A preview may be all that is necessary.

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Preview the Extraction Safety Handbook:

Check the title, length, source and year.
Determine the purpose and intended audience.
Note the organization of text and graphics.
Read the introduction and check the end pages.
Predict your workplace responsibilities.
What questions do you need answered?

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Previewing Questions

List the three steps you must take when injured at work.
In what areas of extraction are you permitted to have a beard?
When is fall protection required?
What are the four steps in the Syncrude Environment Health and Safety Management System?
What questions do you need answered? (this especially important for the trainer)

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