The safety of young workers is of paramount importance to all parties. In recent years, there have been increase efforts to educate both employers and teenaged workers about on-the-job safety. Youth employment increases significantly during the summer, so many of these efforts are geared toward minors who work at amusement parks and fast food restaurants. Below is a list of resources for employers of minors and for minors themselves. Both groups have a vested interest in educating themselves on workplace safety.
Teen Safety Links
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Youth Employment Elaws as sponsored by Department of Labor
Article on Unsafe Jobs for Teens as highlighted in St. Louis Today
Youngworkers - California Website
LABOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY
Safe Jobs
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY
Article featured by New York State United Teachers
U.S. Department of Labor features Youth and Labor Information
Work Safe This Summer featured information by the US Department of Labor
Employer's Guide to Teen Worker Safety
University of Florida, Division of Human Resources features a Guide to Teen Worker Safety Form in PDF format
Workplace Safety Program features on SAJE Website
Are You a Working Teen? This pamphlet was prepared by the UC Berkeley Labor Occupational Health Program under a cooperative agreement from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Youth Rules prepared by the US Department of Labor
Are you babysitting this summer? Here are some interesting hints sponsored by Kids Health.
CDC Young Worker Safety and Health featured by NIOSH
Teen Safety in the Workplace - article provided by Massachusetts Medical Society Online
Five Worst Teen Jobs as reported by the National Consumers League
EMPLOYER'S GUIDE TO TEEN WORKER SAFETY - WORK SAFE THIS SUMMER
Childhood Agricultural Injuries
Safety and Health for Beginning Farmers article provide by the University of Wisconsin Extension
Agricultural Safety and Children Packet
Young workers safety and health links as highlighted on New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health