Staying Safe at Work

Teenage Safety at Work

Why is Teenage Job Safety an important topic to learn about in school?

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​DISCUSS WITH THE CLASS WHAT YOU LEARNED FROM MALLORY'S STORY?

Health and safety issues for working teens

Brainstorm on the board:

What kinds of jobs do teens typically have?

Has ever been injured on their job, and discuss their injuries briefly

§ Workers aged 15-24 has a 1.5 times greater rate of job-related injuries that required emergency room treatment.

You are at risk.

§Approximately 55% teenagers in the United States work. About 50% of 10th graders and 75% of 12th graders have jobs.

It's important

Teen Worker Injury Statistics

44%

24%

8%

6%
5%
4%
2%
1%

7%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

Leisure and
hospitality*

Retail trade

Educational
and health
services

Other services

Professional
and business

services

Agriculture,

forestry, fishing

and hunting

Manufacturing

Finance and

insurance

Other

*Includes restaurants
Based on national data, and may vary by state. Working teens under age 14 not represented. Youth farm workers not represented.

Source: NIOSH / CDC 2009 (www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/youth/chartpackage.html)

Multiple Choice

What causes accidents at work?

• People doing something that they shouldn't.

• People not paying attention.

• Negligence.

• All of the above.

Multiple Select

UNSAFE ACTS CREATE UNSAFE CONDITIONS. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLES OF UNSAFE ACTS AT WORK?

• Failing to do a job in the correct way.

• Skipping inspection steps because it is faster for the customer.

• Following the training manual.

• All of the above.

• Information sheets that manufacturers must send to companies along with their chemical products

• An SDS tells you:

  • What is in the product

  • How it can harm you

  • How to protect yourself

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​What is an SDS?

Open Ended

Ethan falls at his fast food restaurant job. What do you think is the hazard that caused him to fall?

SHARE/PAIR AT YOUR TABLE - HAZARDS AT SCHOOL.

1. WHAT ARE SOME HAZARDS THAT YOU HAVE SEEN IN THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT?

2. WHAT ARE SOME HAZARDS YOU HAVE SEEN IN THE CAFETERIA?

3. WHAT ARE SOME HAZARDS YOU HAVE SEEN IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION?