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Youth tool kit
This kit is designed to help youth, both employed and those considering employment,
make informed choices about their working environment. The goal is to provide
resources to youth, focusing primarily on safety and health in the workplace.
- Web links to safety resources
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Young Worker Summer Job Safety
This Web site, sponsored by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA), gives information on specific summer jobs for youth.
- Center for Young Worker Safety and Health
The Center for Young Worker Safety and Health at Georgia Tech Research Institute offers all 7 of
their training programs online and free of charge for students, employers, and their families.
- Young Worker Safety and Health
Sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH), this Web site
provides youth with an abundance of information on youth safety, including facts for youth from
hazard recognition to youth rights in the workplace.
- Safety at Work Centre
Sponsored by WorkSafe BC, this Web site covers a variety of topics for
the young worker, including a special spotlight video clip on a young
worker.
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Young Workers Zone
This Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Web site is full of
tips for young workers as well as a detailed listing of commonly held youth
jobs with their hazards.
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National Young Worker Safety Resource Center;
This is a collaborative project of U.C. Berkeley’s Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP)
and the Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) in Massachusetts.
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Youth Job Safety Resources
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries presents all kinds of
materials to help teens learn about how to stay safe while working.
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Health and Safety Awareness for Working Teens
Prepared by the University of Washington to help prevent young workers from being injured,
harassed, or killed on the job by providing them with information and educational resources.
- Publications/Articles
- Information on youth rights and responsibilities in the workplace
- Minor Labor Laws
The Ohio Division of Industrial Compliance offers this fact sheet with the Ohio laws pertaining to minors.
- Youth Rules!
This Web site sponsored by the US Department of Labor provides information to youth on
compliance issues and other concerns of youth in the work force.
- Young Workers: You Have Rights!
Sponsored by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, this web site
is designed to help the youth worker stay healthy and safe on the job.
- Fair labor standards
This Web site sponsored by the US Department of Labor provides links
to rules pertaining to young workers including child labor provisions
in the Fair Labor Standards Act and Occupational Safety & Health rules
which also pertain to young workers.
- Filing a workers' comp claim
This Web link provided through this Web site contains information
on filing a worker’s compensation claim in the event of an injury or
illness in the workplace.
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Educator tool kit
Educators of youth today are challenged with preparing them for self-sufficiency
in a fast-paced world; one where safety may be a buried priority. This kit is
designed to complement the curriculums of youth educators as they work toward
successfully preparing our youth with academic and work-life skills,
while stressing the need for safety in the workplace. This focus on safety will
impact every aspect of their lives.
- Web links to safety resources
- Health and safety awareness for working teens
Prepared by the University of Washington to help prevent young workers from being injured, harassed,
or killed on the job by providing them with information and educational resources. Includes teacher resources.
- Youth Rules!
This Web site sponsored by the US Department of Labor provides information to educators
on compliance issues and other concerns of youth in the work force.
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Safety Checklist Program for Schools
Sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH),
this Web site provides many valuable links for educators to assist with educating
students in the importance of workplace safety as well as implementing their own safety
and health programs through the NIOSH Safety Checklist Program for Schools.
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Safety at Work Centre
Sponsored by WorkSafe BC, this web site covers a variety of topics about young worker
safety, including resources for educators.
- Young Workers: You Have Rights!
This web site sponsored by OSHA provides information to educators.
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Young Worker Summer Job Safety.
OSHA gives information on specific summer jobs for youth.
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Youth Worker Safety & Health
This Web site sponsored by the US Department of Labor provides links to rules pertaining
to young workers including child labor provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act and
occupational safety and health rules which also pertain to young workers.
- Filing a workers' comp claim
This Web link provided through this Web site contains information
on filing a worker’s compensation claim in the event of an injury or
illness in the workplace.
- National Young Worker Safety Resource Center
This is a collaborate project of U.C. Berkeley’s Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP) and the Education
Development Center, Inc. (EDC) in Massachusetts
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Young Worker Safety and Health
Sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
(NIOSH), this Web site provides youth with an abundance of information
on youth safety, including teacher resources.
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Center for Young Worker Safety and Health
The Center for Young Worker Safety and Health at Georgia Tech Research Institute offers
all 7 of their training programs online and free of charge for students, educators, and employers.
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Youth Job Safety Resources
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries presents all kinds
of job safety resources for teens, parents and employers.
- Publications/Articles
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Parent tool kit
Parents are naturally concerned with the well-being of their children; from the crib
to the first day of driving, all with safety of their children in mind. The BWC
parent tool kit provides parents of youth resources as they assist their children
in making workplace choices, with safety in mind. Parental participation in youth
work decisions based on safety will not only enhance the parent-child relationship
but will serve to develop the focus of safety as a top priority in their lives.
- Web links to safety resources
- Young Worker Safety and Health
Sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), this Web site provides valuable information and links for
parents that will assist them in discussing workplace safety with their
teen along with fact sheets and information on very specific dangers
for youth workers.
- Safety at Work Centre
Sponsored by WorkSafe BC, this Web site covers a variety of topics of interest to the
young worker, including a special spotlight video clip on a young worker.
- Young Worker Summer Job Safety
This Web site sponsored by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),
gives information on specific summer jobs for youth.
- Young Workers Zone
This Canadian Centre for Occupational Safety & Health web site is full of tips for young workers as well as information for
parents and their roles in young worker safety.
- National Young Worker Safety Resource Center
This is a collaborative project of U.C. Berkeley’s Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP) and
the Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) in Massachusetts.
- Center for Young Worker Safety and Health
The Center for Young Worker Safety and Health at Georgia Tech Research Institute offers all 7 of their training
programs online and free of charge for students, employers, and their families.
- Youth Job Safety Resources
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries presents all kinds of materials to help teens
learn about how to stay safe while working.
- Health and Safety Awareness for Working Teens
Prepared by the University of Washington to help prevent young workers from being injured, harassed, or killed
on the job by providing them with information and educational resources.
- Publications/Articles
- Information on youth rights and responsibilities in the workplace
- Youth Rules!
This Web site sponsored by the US Department of Labor provides information
to youth on compliance issues and other concerns of youth in the work force.
- Young Workers: You Have Rights!
Sponsored by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) this site
is designed to help the youth worker stay healthy and safe while on the job
through links specific to youth concerns including stressful conditions,
dangerous work, unsafe equipment, trying to hurry and inadequate supervision.
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Youth Worker Safety & Health
This Web site sponsored by the US Department of Labor provides links to rules pertaining
to young workers including child labor provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act and
occupational safety and health rules, which also pertain to young workers.
- Minor Labor Laws
The Ohio Division of Industrial Compliance provides this fact sheet with the Ohio laws pertaining to employment of minors.
- Filing a workers’ compensation claim
- Filing a workers' comp claim
This Web link provided through this Web site contains information
on filing a worker’s compensation claim in the event of an injury or
illness in the workplace.
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Employer tool kit
Employers of youth face issues with their young workers which they will not find in the
older work force. The BWC employer tool kit provides resources and information for
employers to promote safety and health to protect young workers, while reminding
employers the importance of safety for all their work force.
- Web links to safety resources
- Youth Rules!
This Web site sponsored by the US Department of Labor provides information
to employers on compliance issues and other concerns of youth in the work force.
- Young Worker Safety and Health
Sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), this Web site provides information to employers specific to the
youth worker and injury prevention in specific jobs including agriculture,
construction and fast food service.
- Young Workers: You Have Rights!
This Web site sponsored by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA), provides information to the employer on ways of preventing workplace
injuries to teens and other workers as well as Department of Labor (DOL)
laws protecting the younger worker.
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Young Worker Summer Job Safety
This Web site sponsored by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA), gives information on specific summer jobs for youth.
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Young Workers at Risk
Sponsored by WorkSafe BC, this Web site covers a variety of topics of interest
to the young worker, including a special spotlight video clip on a young worker.
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Young Workers Zone
This Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Web site is full of tips for young workers as well as information
for employers to provide guidance in health and safety.
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National Young Worker Safety Resource Center
This is a collaborative project of U.C. Berkeley’s Labor Occupational Health Program
(LOHP) and the Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) in Massachusetts.
-
Center for Young Worker Safety and Health
The Center for Young Worker Safety and Health at Georgia Tech Research Institute offers all 7 of
their training programs online and free of charge for students, employers, and their families.
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Youth Job Safety Resources
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries presents all kinds of materials to help teens learn about
how to stay safe while working.
- Publications/Articles
- Educational resources on restrictions involving hours of employment and
nature of work for youth
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Minor labor laws
The Ohio Division of Industrial Compliance provides this fact sheet with the Ohio laws pertaining to employment of minors.
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Youth Worker Safety and Health
This Web site sponsored by the US Department of Labor provides links to rules pertaining to young workers including child labor provisions
in the Fair Labor Standards Act and occupational safety and health rules which also pertain to young workers.
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Youth safety publications
Sponsored by the US Department of Labor, this Web site provides employers with youth safety stickers and bookmarks formatted for printing.
- Filing a workers’ compensation claim
- Filing a workers' comp claim
This Web link provided through this Web site contains information
on filing a worker’s compensation claim in the event of an injury or
illness in the workplace.
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