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Teen Workers - Real Stories
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/teenworkers/realstories.html
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Real Stories are actual accidents and tragedies that have occurred to youth in the workplace, taken from the NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) website, the Massachusetts Department of Health, and OSHA inspection data. All names have been changed.
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Tips for Safely Employing Young Workers (O[yes]) (PDF)
http://www.oregonyoungworkers.org/images/Tips_for_Safely_Employing_Young_Workers.pdf
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The Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition has released a fact sheet for employers on how to safely employ young workers.
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6-Minute Safety Talk (Woodworking)
http://www2.worksafebc.com/Topics/YoungWorker/Apprenticeship-Woodworking.asp
(WorkSafe Online - Workers' Compensation Board of BC)
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WorkSafeBC has created a series of 6-minute safety talks for students in apprenticeship programs. They're designed to be given at the beginning of a class - or anywhere else they fit into the schedule. This site provides access to talks for Woodworking, along with access to talks for Automotive, Culinary Arts, Hair Styling, and Plumbing programs.
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X-treme Safety: A Survival Guide for New and Young Workers (PDF)
http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca/pdf/cshop/xtremesafety.pdf
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This is a booklet that is put out by Alberta Human Resources and
Employment and addresses the young worker (15-24 years of age). The ‘X-treme Safety’ booklet contains important tips, strategies and information on workplace safety.
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Youth@Work: Talking Safety Oregon
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/talkingsafety/states/or/
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NIOSH is pleased to present Youth@Work: Talking Safety, a foundation curriculum in occupational safety and health. This curriculum is meant to be used in a classroom or other group training setting. The entire curriculum includes instructions for teachers and a step by step guide for presenting the material.
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First-Person Stories of Young Persons Injured on the Job
http://www.demandsafety.ca/truestories/
(WorkSafe Online - Workers' Compensation Board of BC)
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WorkSafe BC provides video clips illustrating four true stories of young worker injuries. Viewer discretion is advised.
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3 Steps to Effective Worker Education and Training (PDF)
http://www.worksafebc.com/publications/health_and_safety/by_topic/assets/pdf/3-steps.pdf
(WorkSafe Online - Workers' Compensation Board of BC)
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This guide is meant to help employers and supervisors keep new and young workers safe on the job - and prevent painful and costly workrelated injuries. This guide consists of three basic steps that will help you accomplish this.
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Working Together for Safety - A State Team Approach to Preventing Occupational Injuries in Young People (PDF)
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2005-134/pdfs/2005-134.pdf
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This document contains two case studies that demonstrate the value of the State team approach, and also describes the experiences and activities of the State teams in the Northeast; the products developed by the teams, and key resources for other States interested in creating their own State teams.
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NIOSH Alert: Preventing Deaths, Injuries and Illnesses of Young Workers
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2003-128/2003128.htm
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An average of 67 workers under age 18 died from work-related injuries each year during 1992?2000. In 1998, an estimated 77,000 required treatment in hospital emergency rooms.
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Health & Safety Awareness for Working Teens
http://depts.washington.edu/worksafe/
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The Health and Safety Awareness for Working Teens program strives to reduce workplace injuries and illnesses and their consequences by educating students about workplace health and safety and by promoting an attitude of occupational injury and illness prevention.
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