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Are your kids safe at work?
Questions and comments for
parents to make
- Ask them if
they were informed of the health and safety hazards in the workplace
and the controls in place to protect them.
- Ask them
how much safety training they’ve actually received.
- Ask them if
they’ve been given safety equipment to use, and if they’re actually
using it.
- Ask them if
their boss encourages people to ask questions if they’re not sure
about procedures or equipment.
- Encourage
them to ask questions if they’re ever unsure of any procedures or
equipment.
- Since most
young workers don’t know they have the duty to refuse unsafe work,
make sure your teen knows that they do have the legal obligation to
refuse any unsafe work at any time.
- Let them
know that you’ll support them if a boss or supervisor were to ever
pressure them to perform an unsafe task.
- Put the
Workplace Health and Safety contact number (1-866-415-8690), in
their wallets, purses, or get them to program it into their cell
phones. Tell them to immediately call the number if they’re ever
pressured into performing unsafe work.
- Remind
them that no job is worth getting hurt, sick or dying for.
Why
talk to your teens?
-
Workers with less than six months experience are
three times more likely to be injured than those with a year or more
of experience.
-
Workers under the age of 25 are 33% more likely to
be injured on the job than older workers.
- Nearly
10,000 workers between the ages of 15 to 25 are injured on the job
every year.
- Young
workers are afraid to challenge employers about safety issues for
fear they will loose the job.
- Young
workers sometimes have the feeling of invincibility.
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