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Safe working teens
From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I’m Nicholas Garlow with HHS HealthBeat. Working can make a teen money, show the teen the working world, and build confidence. But a researcher says parents could do more about safety issues their teens may face at work. Carol Runyan of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill interviewed teens and parents. She says many parents visited worksites, but weren’t that good about following up to make sure employers assured safe working conditions. ``Parents aren’t very knowledgeable about child labor laws, and what some of the rules and regulations are.’’ (6 seconds) She emphasizes that the business has to make sure teens are not doing illegal and potentially unsafe things. The study in the Journal of Adolescent Health was supported by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Learn more at hhs.gov. HHS HealthBeat is a production of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I’m Nicholas Garlow. Last revised: August 3, 2011
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