Living+Roof+Safety

=Living Roof & Safety= It is really clear that all participants are concerned with student and participant safety during all phases of the Living Roof project. Let's use this page to keep track of the safety ideas and agreements. I've collected a few of the ideas the team has mentioned to get us started. Feel free to click the "edit" tab (right side of the page) and modify as needed over these next several weeks.

Kaylea:

I have some concerns about student involvement in the project, but think if anyone might be able to lend a hand safely it is those at the college level.

Deborah:

I also think safety is an important consideration for all students. As we plan our contribution to this project, I was wondering how many high school students could be on the roof at a given time? This will be an important consideration for all of us as we plan and coordinate activities on the roof top. Thoughts? Our students could create a safety video as part of their media studies class and we could include it on our wiki and as part of workshops (in whatever format).

Kaylea mentioned that they have some modules that she'll send over for use with the video. [|gwluterb] Today 6:23 pm Hi Deborah (and others) I checked with the structural engineer and the roof should have no issue holding 60-70 people on it. That was the figure once it is fully planted so before the plantings she said it could hold over 100 people. ||
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Jackie:

We would also need to make several visits to the site for our students to observe how it changes over time and really feel involved. Would any of your students be interested in helping out with these field trips. I hoping that maybe we could work out a 'companion' system where they teach and learn from each other- This would also help me and my colleagues with safety issues.

College Can Contribute to Safety By:

 * Sharing the safety module the college students complete. The schools can adapt it as needed for their students
 * Working with other team members to create a safety video
 * Assist with storyboard
 * Supplement content not currently available through Living Roof or the College student modules
 * High School media students to do actual video work - shooting and editing.
 * Using equipment to monitor the progress virtually to reduce the potential for injury during on-site visits
 * Recruiting volunteers to assist with supervision during field trips.

Greg L - I've got a strong working relationship with the architect and the prime contractor so I can liaise with the contractor as required.

Safety Collaboration
Please edit as appropriate:

Content development || Greg W - Garden Centre Kaylea - EverGreen Roof Laura - College Deborah - High School || Dropbox || Share all existing safety modules. Create modules to fill gaps ||
 * = Task ||= Lead Collaborators ||= Tool ||= Comments ||
 * Share Content for Safety Video
 * Identify gaps || Greg L - || Dropbox

Video conferencing || With Greg's contacts in industry, his fresh eyes will help reveal gaps

Greg L - Another idea could be video conferenincg meetings with some of the other sites (Olds College for example) and we can see what steps they have taken to ensure safety while still allowing students a role in the upkeep of the roof. || Josh Deborah Laura || Tools most appropriate for users Class Blogs or Wiki sites, School Website, etc. || Once the video and modules are complete, each teacher will determine the best method of making them accessible for their participants. ||
 * Development of Story Board || Laura || Google.Doc || Horticulture students/faculty will create storyboard for high school media students ||
 * Video Production || Deborah || YouTube || 4 Biology students in Media Studies course will shoot and edit the video ||
 * Safety Module & Video Made Accessible || Jackie