Employer Tips: Keeping Young Workers Safe on the Job

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• Corporate Authors:
  Massachusetts. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  For many teens, work is a rewarding experience. However, it also has risks. Each year an estimated 179,000 US teens are injured at work, about a third of whom are hurt badly enough to seek emergency room treatment. This tip sheet provides some simple guidelines employers can follow to prevent injuries to teen workers. 7 Steps to Safer Teen Jobs: 1) Know & Post the Child Labor Laws - The child labor laws prohibit teens from working late or long hours and from performing certain hazardous tasks. 2) Make Sure Teens Have Work Permits - Before beginning a new job, every teen less than 18 years of age must get a Work Permit from the school district where he or she lives or attends school. 3) Identify & Eliminate Hazards - Review where injuries have occurred in the past and eliminate hazards whenever possible. 4) Provide Effective Supervision - Make sure front-line supervisors who give work assignments know the child labor laws! 5) Provide Health & Safety Training - Work with teens to identify hazards and train them on how to do tasks safely. 6) Prepare Teens for Emergencies - Employees of all ages should be ready to handle different types of emergencies at work. 7) Establish a Health & Safety Committee - Set up a health and safety committee that meets regularly to identify hazards and address problems. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Child Labor Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Child Labor Hazards Injury Prevention Occupational Safety And Health Safety Education Teenagers Young Workers
• Publisher:
  Massachusetts Department of Public Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061302
• Citation:
  Boston, MA: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2015 May; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Massachusetts State Department of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Employer tips: keeping young workers safe on the job
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224870/cdc_224870_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 89.35 KB ]