Teenager Safety In The Workplace

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When teenagers go off to work-sometimes for the first time in their lives-parents want to know they will be safe in the workplace. Who will watch out for their safety? Industrial hygienists are experts who specialize in ensuring risk-free and healthy work environments for employees of all ages.

Are teenagers safe in the workplace? Do they know what to watch out for in terms of safety? Consider these statistics from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH):

&Bull; Typically, 45 percent of United states teenagers are employed each year-more than any other developed nation.

&Bull; More than three mil U.S. Teens get into the workforce every summer and hundreds and hundreds of these teens are admitted to emergency rooms due to work-related injuries. (Read more:15 year olds in summer)

&Bull; Almost 200,000 adolescents suffer injuries on the job and approximately 70 die from these injuries every year.

&Bull; Teens have the highest rate of nonfatal work-related injuries, although they encounter the same potential on-the-job hazards as adults.

&Bull; The reasons for teen work-related accidents include lack of working experience, holes in existing laws and enforcement, unskilled supervisors, working in industries that don’t generally hire professionals trained in industrial hygiene and/or safety, physical restrictions due to lack of size and strength, and simple lack of maturity (“goofing off” on the job). &Bull; The majority of deaths and injuries of young workers on the job occur in retail stores and restaurants. (Read more:16 year olds in summer)

&Bull; Common potential dangers consist of automobile and machinery operation (for teens old enough for such tasks), doing work in high-homicide industries such as retail, working with or near electrical or very hot gear, working jobs with fall dangers, and working jobs requiring manual lifting.

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