McMaster is excited to once again welcome grade 9 students to shadow McMaster employees as part of Take Our Kids to Work Day! This is a great opportunity for students to develop new skills and experience a variety of career opportunities here at McMaster. Thank you for your interest in the 2023 Take Our Kids to Work Day Program. In addition to shadowing with your grade 9 student, Human Resources Services has provided morning programming from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m.

The agenda for the day is as follows

7:30 a.m. Drop off at CIBC Hall, Breakfast available

8 a.m. Welcome remarks

8:15 a.m. Morning Keynote

9 a.m. Campus Tour

10 a.m. Pick up from CIBC Hall

Please complete your health and safety training and submit a copy of your certificate of completion to wellbeing@mcmaster.ca

Additionally, permission to participate in Take your Kids to Work Day must be granted by your supervisor in writing. In certain situations, your area of work may not be appropriate for a student to be present. This includes high risk areas, for example the Nuclear Reactor, Clean Rooms, BSL 2 or 3 laboratories, or any space requiring highly specialized personal protective equipment i.e., respirators, protective suits (Tyvek).

On Take your Kids to Work Day please ensure:

• Provincial Worker Health and Safety Awareness Training is completed,
• Students are supervised at all times while in the workplace,
• Students only act as an observer,
• Students must not be allowed to operate hazardous equipment or participate in activities using hazardous materials,
• Wear appropriate personal protective equipment as designated for the space,
• Ensure students are aware of McMaster’s Emergency Procedures, e.g., closest fire exit, emergency contact numbers.

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