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National Contacts:
APHA Young Worker Health and Safety Network:
  • The Young Worker Safety & Health Network is an organization of individuals who have, as a common goal, the safety of youth in the workplace:

Federal Resources:
Preventing Forklift Fatalities in Teens. The Fair Labor Standards Act, (the primary law governing the employment of youth under age 18), prohibits workers under the age of 18 from using forklifts and similar equipment in nonagricultural industries, (Hazardous Order No. 7 - Power-Driven Hoisting Apparatus Occupations). In agricultural industries, minors under age 16 are prohibited from using forklifts. For more information about forklifts see:
Forklift Sticker
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS):
Data on young worker injuries and fatalities.
  • Job Related Fatalities involving Youth. 20 KB PDF, 2 pages. BLS statistics for youth fatalities for 1992-1995.

  • Profile of Work Injuries Incurred by Young Workers, 60 KB PDF, 8 pages, 1992-1997.

  • Report on the Youth Labor Force, (2000, November).

    • Chapter 2. Child Labor Laws and Enforcement. 48 KB PDF, 11 pages.

    • Chapter 3. A Detailed Look at Employment of Youth Aged 12-15. 69 KB PDF, 16 pages.

    • Chapter 5. Youth Employment in Agriculture. 30 KB PDF, 6 pages.

    • Chapter 6. Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and fatalities. 55 KB PDF, 10 pages.

  • Research Summary: Fatal Injuries and Young Workers. (1999, Summer), 32 KB PDF, 3 pages.

  • Young Worker Participation in Post-School Education and Training. (1998, June), 61 KB PDF, 8 pages.
National Research Council
  • Protecting Youth at Work. Report of the health, safety, and development of working children and adolescents in the United States, 1998.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Fatal Incident Reports: 
NIOSH fatality investigation site which includes young worker deaths.
  • FACE Web: The NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program.
    • Youth Fatalities. NIOSH FACE investigation reports of young worker fatalities under the age of 18.
Young Worker Resource Materials:
  • Safe work/Safe workers: A guide for teaching high school students the basic concepts of occupational health and safety. Children's Safety Network, #(617) 618-2207.

  • Teens, Work, and Safety. A curriculum for high school students. Labor Occupational Health Program, University of California at Berkeley.

  • Occupational Health Awareness. New Jersey State Department of Health, 1990.

  • Health and Safety Awareness for Working teens. HERE program at the University of Washington
    #(206) 616-2643.

  • Safe Jobs for Youth: (Click on "projects" then on "youth projects") A theme-based curriculum unit for high school students. UCLA-LOSH Program #(310) 794-5964.

  • Starting Safely: Teaching youth about workplace safety and health. This teacher's guide is designed to teach high school students the basic concepts of occupational health and safety. Maine Dept. of Labor #(207) 624-6400.

  • Work Safe! A health and safety curriculum for youth employment programs. LOHP, Berkeley University #(510) 642-5507.

  • Are you under the age of 21, out-of-school, and or in need of employment? Check out WIA Youth Programs.

  • What happens in the JobCorps?

  • Do you like to work with your hands? Check out Youthbuild.


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