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 Other Resources
National Contacts:
American Public Health Association
(APHA) Young Worker Health and Safety Network:
- The Young Worker Safety and Health Network is an organization of individuals who have,
as a common goal, the safety of youth in the workplace:
Federal Resources:
-
 Federal
Network for Young Worker Safety and Health (FedNet).
Includes the following federal agencies:
U.S. Department of
Labor,
National Institute for
Occupational Safety
and Health,
National Labor
Relations Board,
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric
Administration,
U.S. Department of
Education,
U.S. Forest Service,
U.S. Housing and Urban
Development,
U.S. Department of
Transportation,
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency,
U.S. Department of
Agriculture and
the
U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission who support the safety and
health of the young worker. FedNet's mission will strive to:
- Increase awareness of young worker occupational safety and health among key community players and young workers as they enter the workforce;
- Foster education, training and outreach to promote young worker safety and health;
- Enhance federal initiatives that create relationships with small businesses, trade associations, and other organizations that employ young workers;
- Promote resources that enhance employer compliance and knowledge of federal and state regulations related to young workers.
- Some products of FedNet include:
- Parents Safety and Health Checklist. 39 KB PDF, 1 page.
Provides a sample checklist for parents to use with their teens.
- Can You Dig It? 2 MB
PDF, 2 pages
Young Worker Resource Materials:
-
Teen Workers: Landscaping - Plant Your Feet on Safe Ground! OSHA.
Provides the working teen with some
safety working tips in the areas of general safety, and recommendations to
prevent injury from sun-ultraviolet radiation-heat, pesticides, electrical
hazards, noise, and injuries to the eye.
-
Teen Summer Jobs Safety. OSHA. Summer is a time millions of
teens work. Use this site to get the 411 on job safety.
- Fourth of July:
OSHA Assistance for
the Pyrotechnics Industry. OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page. Provides
posters and tips about firework safety in retail sales of fireworks
and firework displays.
- Winter Worker Land.
OSHA. Provides tips on staying warm, safe winter driving, snowmobile safety,
and just the facts about working.
- Safe Jobs for Youth. University of
California at Los Angelos, Labor and Occupational Safety and Health, (UCLA-LOSH)
Program. Provides a theme-based curriculum unit for high school students. [310-794-5964].
-
Youth Project. Addresses occupational-health problems that youth face. Components
of the program include Young Worker Leadership Academy, Peer Education,
Presentations, Professional Development workshop, research and public policy information.
- Guide for Working Teens.
Maine Department of Labor. Teaches youth about the basic concepts of workplace safety and
health 207-624-6400.
-
Safety Links. Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP), University of California at Berkeley.
Learn more about health and safety on the job! Provides a listing of health and safety
links as well as curriculum for youth employment programs. [510-642-5507].
- Young Workers.
The California Resource Network for Young Worker Health and Safety, housed at LOHP.
Helps educate and protect teens who work. See
Document Downloads.
- For
Teens. Gives teens the Basics --You have a right to speak up! It is illegal for your employer to fire
or punish you for reporting a workplace problem.
- Frequently Asked
Questions. Provides youth work answers for California laws and regulations.
- Resources for Teens.
Provides curricula and fact sheets for training high school students.
- Safe work/Safe workers: A guide for teaching high school students the basic concepts of occupational health and safety. Children's Safety Network, 617-618-2207.
-
SkillsUSA.
Prepares teens for
high skill, high
wage or high demand
occupations in
current and emerging
technologies.
SkillsUSA is a national
non-profit organization of secondary and post secondary students,
educators and
industry partners involved in
career and technical education.
- National
Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety.
Strives to enhance the health and safety of all children exposed to the hazards associated with agricultural work and rural
environments.
- The Young and the Reckless? Occupational Health & Safety Magazine.
Reports that
American businesses
employ 150,000 teens
in violation of
hazardous job and
hour restriction
laws, saving
themselves an
estimated $155
million per year.
- Job Safety &
Health Quarterly (JSHQ).
2003 Winter;14(2). Reaches
out to one of the
most vulnerable
classes of workers.
- Protecting
young workers. Endorses the need
for early education
in health and safety
issues for their
youngest employees.
Some of these links will send you to sites or other countries that make reference to laws governing employers and
employees in the place where they were made. Each country has its own
labor laws, which may differ from US labor law and so any discussions of
rights or obligations on these sites should not be relied upon.
- Young Workers at Risk.
Safety at Work Centre, WorkSafe
British Columbia. Provides online resources
for workers, employers, unions,
educators, parents, and youth.
- Job Corps.Describes the
options available at Job Corps, the
nation's largest
and most
comprehensive
residential,
education and job
training program
for at-risk youth,
ages 16 through
24.
- Are you under the age of 21, out-of-school, and or in need of employment?
See Youth Services.
Preventing Forklift Fatalities in Teens. The
Fair Labor Standards Act (the primary law governing the employment
of youth under age 18), prohibits workers under the age of 18 from using
forklifts and similar equipment in nonagricultural
industries, (Hazardous Order No. 7 - Power-Driven Hoisting Apparatus Occupations). In agricultural
industries, minors under age 16 are prohibited from using forklifts. For
additional information about forklifts see:
US Department of Labor
(DOL)
- YouthRules! US Department of Labor
(DOL).
Assists teens
entering the work
force by increasing
their awareness of federal and state rules concerning young workers. YouthRules!
Compliance
Assistance
includes:
- Child
Labor Publications. eLaws Fair Labor Standards Act Advisor.
Provides links to
the DOL website
explaining labor
laws and regulations
that apply to young
workers.
- International Child Labor.
US Department of Labor
(DOL). Provides
links to
international
efforts to end
abusive child labor.
Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS)
Data on young worker injuries and fatalities.
- Job-related Fatalities Involving Youths,
1992-95.20 KB
PDF,
3 pages. Provides
statistics for youth fatalities for 1992-1995.
-
Profile of work
injuries incurred by
young workers.
60 KB
PDF,
8 pages, (1999,
June).
-
Report on the Youth Labor Force.
(2000, November).
-
Chapter 2. Child
Labor Laws and
Enforcement. 48
KB PDF,
11 pages.
-
Chapter 3. A
Detailed Look at
Employment of
Youths Aged
12 to 15.
69 KB PDF,
16 pages.
-
Chapter 5. Youth
Employment in
Agriculture.
30 KB
PDF, 6
pages.
-
Chapter 6.
Occupational
Injuries,
Illnesses, and
Fatalities.
55 KB
PDF,
10 pages.
- Research Summary: Fatal Injuries and Young
Workers.
(1999,
Summer), 32 KB
PDF,
3 pages.
- Young
worker participation in
post-school education and
training. (1998,
June), 61 KB
PDF,
8 pages.
National Research Council:
- Protecting Youth at Work. Report of the health, safety, and development of working children and adolescents in the United States, 1998.
National Institute for
Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH):
- Young
Worker Safety and Health.
National Institute
of Occupational
Safety and Health
(NIOSH) Safety and Health Topic.
Reports 2.3 million
adolescents aged 16
to 17 years worked
in the US in 2007.
-
Preventing Deaths,
Injury and Illnesses
of Young Workers.
US Department of
Health and Human
Services (DHHS),
National Institute
of Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Publication No.
2003-128, (2003,
July). Summarizes
available
information about
work-related
injuries among
young workers,
identifies work
that is especially
hazardous, and
offers
recommendations
for prevention.
- Promoting Safe Work for Young Workers.
US Department of
Health and Human
Services (DHHS),
National Institute
of Occupational
Safety and Health
(NIOSH) Publication
No. 99-141, (1999). Documents
the experiences of
three young worker
projects and
provides a resource
guide.
-
Child Labor Research
Needs.
US Department of
Health and Human
Services (DHHS),
National Institute
of Occupational
Safety and Health
(NIOSH) Publication
No. 97-143, (1997,
August). Provides
recommendations from the NIOSH Child Labor working team.
- Worker Health
Chartbook 2004:
Chapter 5 - Special
Populations. US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Publication
No. 2004-116, (2004, September). Estimates that 230,000 teenagers suffer from nonfatal occupational injuries. For the year 2010, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS)
forecasts that 17.8
million youths aged
16–19 will be in the
labor force—up from
16 million in 2000.
- Fatality Assessment
and Control
Evaluation (FACE)
Program.Fatality
Assessment and
Control Evaluation
(FACE) Program.
Concentrates on
investigations of
fatal occupational
injuries,
including
forklifts:
- Youth Fatality
Investigation
Reports
Accessibility Assistance: Contact the OSHA Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management at 202-693-2300 for assistance accessing PDF materials.
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