Young workers' occupational safety.

2004 ◽  
pp. 107-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Loughlin ◽  
Michael R. Frone
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Young Workers

Young Workers And Occupational Safety

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Granger ◽  
Nick Turner ◽  
Sean Tucker ◽  
Rabeel Shafqat
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Young Workers

scholarly journals Preventing Young Worker Fatalities

AAOHN Journal ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 50 (11) ◽  
pp. 508-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doloris N. Higgins ◽  
Jeanette Tierney ◽  
Lawrence Hanrahan
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Young Worker ◽  
Regulatory Agencies ◽  
Young Workers ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Labor Statistics ◽  
Control Evaluation ◽  
And Control ◽  
Bureau Of Labor Statistics

During the period between 1992 through 1998, the Bureau of Labor Statistics identified an average of 67 work related deaths of individuals younger than 18 each year. This article describes the Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) program and summarizes indepth data collected on 59 young worker fatalities in 26 states. These investigations were conducted between May 1986 and February 2002. Young workers ranged in age from 9 to 17 years, with a mean age of 15.3 years: 21 were working in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry; 12 in construction; 10 in manufacturing; 8 in services; and 8 in the retail industry. The majority worked as laborers. Ninety-three percent were young men. Each investigation resulted in the formulation and dissemination of strategies to help prevent future similar occurrences. As an example of state FACE activities, the article describes the Wisconsin FACE program's efforts to foster collaboration between regulatory agencies, researchers, educators, and occupational safety and health professionals, and to integrate efforts aimed at improving safety for young workers.

scholarly journals Occupational safety and health interventions to protect young workers from hazardous work – A scoping review

2019 ◽  
Vol 113 ◽  
pp. 389-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha L. Sámano-Ríos ◽  
Sharea Ijaz ◽  
Jani Ruotsalainen ◽  
F. Curtis Breslin ◽  
Karl Gummesson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scoping Review ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Young Workers ◽  
Safety And Health

scholarly journals Young Workers’ Access to and Awareness of Occupational Safety and Health Services: Age-Differences and Possible Drivers in a Large Survey of Employees in Italy

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 1511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nico Dragano ◽  
Claudio Barbaranelli ◽  
Marvin Reuter ◽  
Morten Wahrendorf ◽  
Brad Wright ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Age Differences ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Young Workers ◽  
Small Companies ◽  
Employment Conditions ◽  
Younger Workers ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Large Survey

Young workers are in particular need of occupational safety and health (OSH) services, but it is unclear whether they have the necessary access to such services. We compared young with older workers in terms of the access to and awareness of OSH services, and examined if differences in employment conditions accounted for age-differences. We used survey data from Italy (INSuLA 1, 2014), with a sample of 8000 employed men and women aged 19 to 65 years, including 732 young workers aged under 30 years. Six questions measured access to services, and five questions assessed awareness of different OSH issues. Several employment conditions were included. Analyses revealed that young workers had less access and a lower awareness of OSH issues compared with older workers. For instance, odds ratios (OR) suggest that young workers had a 1.44 times higher likelihood [95%—confidence interval 1.21–1.70] of having no access to an occupational physician, and were more likely (2.22 [1.39–3.38]) to be unaware of legal OSH frameworks. Adjustment for selected employment conditions (company size, temporary contract) substantially reduced OR’s, indicating that these conditions contribute to differences between older and younger workers. We conclude that OSH management should pay particular attention to young workers in general and, to young workers in precarious employment, and working in small companies in particular.

scholarly journals Occupational Safety and Health Among Young Workers in the Nordic Countries: A Systematic Literature Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Therese N. Hanvold ◽  
Pete Kines ◽  
Mikko Nykänen ◽  
Sara Thomée ◽  
Kari A. Holte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Young Workers ◽  
Safety And Health

scholarly journals Evaluation of an Online Training for Supervisors of Young Agricultural Workers

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (19) ◽  
pp. 10395
Author(s):  
Diane S. Rohlman ◽  
Megan TePoel ◽  
Shelly Campo
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Online Training ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Agricultural Workers ◽  
Young Workers ◽  
Communication Behaviors ◽  
Workplace Experience ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Post Test

Adolescents and young adults (<25 years) working in agriculture are at greater risk of injury than youth working in other industries. Supervisors play an important role in protecting these young workers who lack workplace experience and whose bodies and brains are still developing. A theoretically based approach was used to develop an online training for supervisors of young agricultural workers. The training addresses an expanded view of occupational safety that not only addresses injury prevention, but also focuses on health promotion and worker well-being using a Total Worker Health approach. A pre-post/post study design was used to evaluate the training. Questionnaires included demographics, workplace characteristics, knowledge, beliefs about protecting young workers, and supervisors’ communication behaviors. One-hundred-eighty-two participants completed all parts of the efficacy trial. A post-test administered immediately after completing the training, indicated that supervisors had greater understanding of the risks to young workers and at 3-month follow-up were more likely to engage in communication behaviors to protect the safety and health of young workers. Positive changes in when, how, and under what circumstances supervisors talk about safety and health occurred. Establishing patterns of protective behaviors in the workplace can have lifelong impact, particularly among young workers.

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